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St Mary

St Mary

Henstead

Suffolk

Medieval, with C17-C18 alterations

Architectural Features

The chancel was considerably damaged by fire in 1641 and was only partly rebuilt, possibly in C18 as the date 17-- appears on the south east quoin.

C15 square tower with 3-stage diagonal buttresses to the west

at the base of the parapet is a stone string course carved with grotesques and with gargoyles at the angles.

C12 nave with original north and south doorways.

over the doorway is a carved string course supported by flanking pilaster strips.

C15 porch, the facade with flushwork panels in the plinth

Interior Plastered ceiling, the nave roof probably C18 but with alternate C17 tie-beams.

On the south nave wall are 2 monuments by Coade and Sealy, dated 1806: William Clarke, a tablet above which is a weeping cherub sitting by a draped urn

On the north nave wall is a monument to Thomas Eachard, rector 2 hatchments on north wall.

Graded I for medieval fabric, notably the south doorway.