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St Andrew

St Andrew

Mickfield

Suffolk

Medieval, with major phases of early C14

Architectural Features

the east chancel gable has grotesque carved corbels possible of early C14.

Early C14 tower has a deeply-chamfered doorway and two cusped porch side windows

also of early C14 is the moulded inner doorway.

Other C14 moulded doorways, to north of nave, and to south of chancel (the latter has grotesque drips to the hoodmould).

Mediaeval camberbeam roof to nave (possibly late C14, but restored in C19): in 3 bays with chamfered arch braces to each tiebeam, the wallpieces supported by stone corbels with well-carved grotesques.

Wide C14 chancel arch with piers and moulded capitals.

C14 stoup inside nave doorway.

Various detail alterations of c.1500 or early C16: belfry windows with tracery now fragmentary, and tower parapet of red brick

Early C16 roof to chancel in 2 bays: arch- braced principals with bracing up to ridge, but entirely without collars.

The arch-braces spring from wall-pieces whose lower sections are polygonal and have carved capitals

Mid C14 octagonal limestone font with simple mouldings.

Set of 6 benches of c.1500 now in chancel, with good poppyhead ends, some having animals or turrets attached to the buttresses.

9 marble floor slabs in chancel: one to Peter Preston , wife Thomasin and son Peter has had its brass removed, another is dated 1675

A slab in nave with brass to Frances Dade