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St Mary the Virgin

Architectural Features

Nave has plain-tile roof

Large east window has carved stops, a shield panel with cornice to left and right of hood mould, and a shield with hood mould above

North and south sides have blind western windows of c.1800 with cusped Y-tracery, rendered infill and remains of carved stops

Nave has enormous blocked 7-light C15 Perpendicular window, with panel tracery and rendered infill, in moulded ogee arch with fleurons and finial

Blocked C14 rose window above

North and south sides have splay plinth and moulded sill course, and diagonal and other buttresses of 2 cusped gableted offsets with carved heads

Double-leaf doors in low moulded 4-centred doorway with hood mould, and 2 pieces of foliage carving above

the Gothick blind tracery is probably of c.1800, but that of the arches between each bay and the moulded cornice with foliage corbels are probably early C17

Nave has C17 wood-panelled ceiling with moulded ribs and carved bosses of coats of arms, mostly replaced with the arms of the Newdigates after 1676

Fittings: early C17 altar table

Pulpit and reading desk made up from late C17/early C18 carved and fielded panels

The backs have contemporary paintings of the Apostles and Prophets, considerably over-painted, and painted friezes

The seats have misericords carved with foliage, a dog, a pig, a women's head, a lion, etc

C17 nave panelling

Octagonal font has moulded base and capital

Stained glass: C14 and C15 pieces in chancel windows and nave tracery

Wall paintings: numerous early C17 text panels have elaborate painted surrounds

Monuments: chancel east wall: left: John Newdegate 1666

Part of a brass of a lady c.1400.