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St Mary The Virgin

Great Wakering

Essex

C12 Nave and Chancel.

Architectural Features

C15 extension to Chancel.

Circa 1425 west tower.

South porch of C15/C16 origin rebuilt C19.

Red plain tiled roofs, ornate ridge tiles and terracotta crosses to apices, shingled octagonal spire.

East window C19 of 3 cinquefoiled lights, vertical tracery over, moulded 4-centred arch and label, north wall C12 restored round headed window, original rear arch and splays, south wall C19 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights, square head and label.

Nave, north wall, buttress to east, restored C12 round headed window to west

far western window C15 of 2 cinquefoiled lights square head and label.

South door, partly restored C14, moulded 2-centred arch, label with head stops.

Chequered flint flushwork to crenellations, moulded band with gargoyles.

West doorway, 2-centred arch in a square head, worn label, shields to spandrels, C15 door of 2 folds, nailed overlapping battens, strap hinges.

C19 stained glass windows.

C15 piscina chamfered jambs, cinquefoiled head, restored C13 projecting octofoil drain on moulded corbel.

North wall, C12 round headed window with traces of painting.

On east splay the Nativity under an arch on west splay a figure under an arch C12.

Below this window is a C14 doorway, blocked with splays outwards, 2-centred arch of 2 moulded orders.

Wall monument to Rev. Joseph Commins M.A. 1868.

Floor slab at foot of Chancel steps, Bradford Bury, Gent of Wakering Hall 10 July 1675 aged 48 years.

Stone octagonal pulpit, moulded base and rim, trefoiled panels, moulded capitals and bases to angle shafts, circular stem with scroll brackets, stone steps.

C19/C20 stained glass to windows.

Moulded 2-centred blocked archway to north wall, C13 moulded capitals and bases to jamb shafts, now used as a war memorial.

C20 Font, heavy round bowl, splayed to octagonal base, octagonal stem and base slab.

Stained glass to west window.

Stair turret doorway, C15 chamfered 2-centred arch, nailed boarded door with strap hinges and scutcheon plate, said to be 2 more similar doorways and doors one with a ring handle, in the tower.

Said to be a C15 locker in wall of stair turret.

The Tower was built by John Wakering of Barrow Hall, Bishop of Norwich 1416-1425 with help from Anne Countess of Stafford, said to be as a thank offering for his safe return from the Battle of Agincourt 1416.