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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary The Virgin

Mellis

Suffolk

Early C14, refenestrated in C15, altered C1735 with collapse of west tower.

Architectural Features

impost string course, above a 2-light traceried segmental pointed arched upper chamber window, 2 stage diagonal buttresses, gargoyles at angles to plain rendered parapet.

South elevation has a low door with a continuously moulded pointed arch, mask stopped hood mould, towards west a simpler 3-light C15 window with ogee headed lights, towards east a blocked window and flint and brick 3 stage buttresses.

Angel corbels to 4 bay arched braced nave roof, largely C19 with scissor bracing over collars.

In chancel a door to vestry with a double wave moulded arch, mask stopped hood mould, to end of N wall is an Easter Sepulchre, 4 centred arch with roses and carved spandrels, below five 4 centred arched niches partially blocked, to east end of south wall a chamfered pointed arched piscina with a hexafoil drain.

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Restored C15 font, octagonal, quatrefoils to plinth, 4 lions on stem, angel corbels to bowl with Evangelists symbols and Tudor roses.

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© Sandy Gerrard

Restored C15 rood screen, 5 bays, panelled dado with cusped tracery, richly traceried ogee headed openings, shafts to ribbed coving.

Early C17 communion table with turned legs, 3 early C17 chairs, one with a relief scene of the sacrifice of Isaac.

In vestry, reused early C17 arched and strapwork panels on a cupboard, an early chest with iron bands.

Royal Arms of Charles I dated 1634 in former tower arch.

In nave to south east a chest tomb to R. Yaxley, d. 1570, ashlar with moulded base and capping, 3 cusped lozenges with shields, brasses removed from capping.

C15 glass in nave south window, full figures of Saints and fragments.

External monument below windows on nave south wall, C18 and early C19 inscribed panels to Bullock Family.