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St Botolph Beauchamp Roding

Fyfield

Essex

C14, C15, C18 and C19 with earlier origins.

Architectural Features

Roofs are gabled and of peg tiles.

The nave has on the W wall, 2 windows: the E is of 3 trefoiled lights under 4-centred arch of early C15.

Early C14 restored.

Between is a C14 blocked N doorway with moulded jambs.

The S wall uniform with the N but E. of E window is a straight rood stair of C15 with 4-centred headed doorways.

The S porch C19 with knapped flint dwarf wall, timber framing gabled peg tile roof and ornamental bargeboards.

The nave roof has 2 moulded crown posts with stout arched braces of probable C14 date and once extended further E and W. The W tower is of 3 stages with an embattled parapet.

The C15 tower arch has 2-centred heads and is of 2 chamfered orders, the inner with moulded capitals and bases.

The W windows is of 3 cinque- foiled lights under a 4-centred head C15.

The bell chamber floor is C15 and complete.

In the N wall are C15 windows the E of 3 and the W of 2 cinquefoiled lights and reticulated tracery under 4-centred heads.

The roof of the chancel has C15 moulded wall plates, tie beam with curved braces carried on stone, mutilated corbels.

C19 pulpit with ornamental handrail and matching reading desk.