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Wickham St Paul

Essex

Mainly C14 with early C16 west tower and C19 restorations.

Architectural Features

Early C16 west tower.

Red brick with some diapering Red tiled roofs with pierced ridge tiles.

C14 Piscina with chamfered jambs and cinquefoil ogee head.

Probably C17 carved altar table.

Chancel Screen Mid C15 restored.

8 bays, central bay with septfoil, cusped ogee head, crocketed label, carved spandrels.

South wall has a C15 window of 3 cinquefoil lights under a four centred head and a C20 two light ogee window with cusping.

Eastern, C14 of one cinquefoil ogee light.

The second C19 of 3 lights with C15 rear splays and segmental pointed head and three fragments of C15 glass.

South doorway probably C14 with moulded jambs and two centred arch.

The C15 roof of 7 cants is ceiled and plastered with two moulded tie beams, wall posts and brackets.

C16 recess in west wall with segmental pointed head.

Each wall of the bell chamber has a window of two four centred lights under a four centred head. "Dated valley roof of 1505 supported on a heavy beam" Reputed to be five bells three of which date from C16.