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Great Braxted

Essex

C12 Nave and west end of Chancel.

Architectural Features

C13 restored West Tower and extension to Chancel.

C15 south porch.

Of flint rubble, clunch tufa, septaria and Roman tile.

Quoins and dressings of clunch and Roman brick.

North and south walls show the junction between C12

C13 work suggesting a former apse.

C12 north wall with regular courses of Tufa and Roman tiles.

3 windows to north wall, the 2 eastern restored lancets, the western C12 round headed.

Beneath the eastern window are 2 slab monuments, the eastern with achievement to Sir William Ayloff, the other with 2 upper achievements and no inscriptions.

North wall has a single light window with a 2 centred arch and moulded label and a C12, widened C18, window above the north vestry.

C14 south doorway has jambs and a 2 centred moulded arch.

C13 lancet windows to north and south wall, Roman brick and clunch quoins.

Above this window is a chamfered arch, possibly C13.

C15 outer arch, 2 centred of 2 moulded orders, the inner resting on shafts with moulded capitals and bases, moulded label over.

Side walls each have a C15 2 light window in square head with label over.

Moulded wall posts on carved stone corbels, 2 with angels holding shields, one grotesque head and one head and foliage.

C17 panelled dado to walls from elsewhere.

Slabs to Richard Milward D.D. 1680 Canon of Windsor.

Nave C15/C16 roof of 7 cants with moulded principal rafters and centre purlin.

Traceried spandrels to braces and carved half angels above stone corbel heads.

C19 stone octagonal font, 2 centred arches and buttresses to stem.

Painted board relating to the will of John Freze 1663.

1960 Royal Hatchment.

C13 2 centred chamfered arch.

Stone wall slab under west window to Robert Aylett LL.D., 1654-1656, Emblems of mortality and 2 shields of arms to right and left.

Moulded wall plates each with 6 curved angels.

North window stained glass 1844 by Warrington.

Monuments to the Du Cane family.

Central monument to west wall of grey marble with white marble urn to Peter DuCane aged 90 years B. 1803, Mary his wife and Richard his son.