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St Mary

St Mary

Higham Ferrers

Northamptonshire

C13 to mid C14, restored C17 and C19

Architectural Features

Shallow gabled roof with castellated ashlar parapets, corner pinnacle and 2 gargoyles

North elevation of Lady chapel of 2-window range with 5-light window with intersecting tracery and cusping to left and 3-light ogee-head window with reticulated tracery to right, both have carved label stops

Shallow gabled roof with castellated ashlar parapet, corner pinnacle and 3 gargoyles

Lean-to roof with castellated ashlar parapet, corner pinnacles and 2 gargoyles

Fine mid C13 west tower of 3 stages with subdivision in the upper stage

Pair of inner doors with segmental heads have bands of carved figures around jambs and heads

Tympanum, above, has central C20 figure of Virgin Mary surrounded by 6 and 4 half roundels depicting Biblical scenes

2-light window above with carving of Our Lord in apex and shafts

North face of lower stage-has 2-light window with carving of musician in apex

Fragments of carving to left and right of west opening

20 C14/C15 stalls in chancel all with misericords

Mid C14 floor tiles to steps in chancel

C19 and C20 stained glass windows to chancel east and 2 south windows, Lady chapel east window and 2 south aisle windows

C13 octagonal font with cross and fleur-de-lys decoration

Monuments: chest tomb in arch between chancel and Lady chapel has 4-panelled sides with shields

Fine reset brass on chest is to Lawrence St

ogee-head surround with figures and pinnacles

Other brasses include Archbishop Chichele's brother, died 1425, and wife: figures with twin ogee head surround, to right of Lady chapel

3 brasses without inscriptions in Lady chapel, 2 civilians c.1540 and Edith Chancellor c.1435 is headless

2 brass matrices in nave