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St Mary

St Mary

Mid Suffolk

Suffolk

Fine C15 square tower in 3 stages with a crenellated parapet.

Architectural Features

Moulded west doorway with shield-carved spandrels

C15 4-bay nave with 3-light windows.

C15 south aisle with 3-light windows, mostly renewed.

Moulded doorway with shield- carved spandrels

Fine C15 porch of knapped flint with a panelled stone facade.

Entrance arch almost semi-circular, carved with various motifs

enriched hoodmould with shield-carved spandrels.

C15 2-bay chancel with 2-light side windows and 3-light east window.

The nave roof has fleuron bosses at the main intersections and the wall posts rest on stone corbels carved as heads.

Original lean-to aisle roof with a little medieval colouring to the eastern bays

the angels at the foot of each wall post were added in C20.

C15 octagonal font, the bowl panels carved with angels and figures of the Apostles, all under canopies

further canopied figures around the stem.

Fine early C17 pulpit with backboard and tester, all richly carved.

Nave has a set of 27 poppyhead bench-ends of C15 date, most with double arm-rests with mutilated carved figures.

Medieval painting of St. Christopher on north nave wall.

Monuments to Green family at west end of aisle: a) tomb chest with 3 ledger slabs to George Green , Jane Green , Thomas Green

b) good wall monument with medallion portrait of George Green held by 2 putti, set against a background of draped cloth, with a coat of arms above