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St Mary The Virgin

Tilty

Essex

C13, with C14, C17 and C19 alterations.

Architectural Features

Red plain tiled roof, includes some original C13 tiles on Chancel roof.

Nave is entirely of Circa 1220.

C14 Chancel has east window of 5-lights, with tracery in 2 centred head, and moulded internal and external labels, with head stops.

Roof to Chancel C14 of 7 cants, plastered on soffit.

Nave roof is late C15 framed side purlin, formerly arch braced to collar and with moulded wall plates and one embattled tie beam.

Brasses, Medeley and Wife 1562, and Danet and wife 1520, Margaret Tuke 1590, Thos Takeley 1470, deMortemer 1340.

C13 locker in south wall of nave with 2 centred head.

Monuments, Holden 1686, Elliott early C17.

Two cinquefoil headed niches in chancel with gabled, crocketed and finialed labels and side pinnacles with carved crockets and finials.

Nave has some C13 wall painting on north and south walls.

C14 piscina in chancel, with moulded and shaped jambs, capitals, bases and traceried head with moulded label and head stop.

C13 piscina in nave with moulded 2 centred head moulded label, mask stops, moulded and shafted jambs with square abaci foliated on inner side.

C18 pulpit with canopy.