St Mary Magdalene

fenestration mainly C14, C15 alterations.

Two stage western tower, the upper section Cl3 with spire on C12 lower stage, with offset corner buttresses and south-western angle vice.

Perpendicular double wave moulded western doorway set within C12 doorway with billet, keel, chevron and roll and fillet moulded orders on double attached columns with scalloped capitals.

C12 south doorway with chevron and roll moulded outer orders on attached columns, the abaci enriched with zig-zag and billet mouldings.

Fine C14(?) door, with moulded and lapped timbers in hollow-and ovolo-moulded doorway with hoodmould.

C14 3 bay arcades with octagonal piers and moulded capitals to double chamfered arches.

South pier to C14 damaged chancel arch in C15 replacement.

C17 altar table with fluted frieze and gadrooned cup and cover legs and square floor-level stretchers and mid C18 turned baluster altar rail.

Medieval choir stalls to south of chancel with frame of screen to south chapel with simple poppy head bench ends, returned across chancel arch and mirrored on north side, largely by Cl9 copies, but incorporating 4 C15 or C16 panels with tracery and shields.

Simple octagonal font and base.

TR0233 : Font, St Mary's church, Ruckinge

© Julian P Guffogg

Heavy Cl9 wooden Gothic style pulpit.

Early Cl9 painted Royal Arms on tower north wall.