St Mary

north arcade, C14 rebuilding of the north aisle, west tower of C15, south wall of nave and south porch C18 , chancel rebuilt late C19, restoration of 1908.

Tile roof, with stone slates to the lower courses.

the north aisle wall is mainly C14 with three windows (2 of the C14), and the west end shows earlier masonry and the remains of a north door

the chancel has a window to each wall of C14 style.

The south porch contains a re-set Norman doorway.

Inside, the Norman arcade has round arches on cylindrical columns, with scalloped caps and square bases

the tall tower arch has two moulded orders, the Purbeck font (c1400) has an octagonal bowl with coupled arches to each face, supported on a narrow column, which rests on a C13 inverted bowl (itself re-cut).

SY9198 : St Mary, Almer: font

© Basher Eyre

The fittings are 1908, but there is a Royal Coat of Arms of George III, 1800, and a small inscribed brass of 1517.