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St Margaret

St Margaret

St Margaret, South Elmham

Suffolk

The early C14 tower has a mixture of black knapped flint and freestone to its lower stages and diagonal buttresses on the west with freestone details

Architectural Features

Simple Norman south doorway with one order of shafts, roll moulding, volute capitals, and small vertical zigzags in the abaci.

A Norman slit window in the south wall of the nave, the remaining windows are Perpendicular, 2-light.

Interior of nave with C19 pulpit and benches with poppyheads.

Beside the pulpit, the rood stairs with a blocked upper door.

TM3183 : St Margaret, South Elmham - Font

Octagonal C15 font: 4 lions against the stem, and on the bowl the signs of the 4 Evangelists alternating with 4 demi-figures of angels

TM3183 : St Margaret, South Elmham - Font

© John Salmon

reinstated shields with carved emblems to the feet of the braces.

A small section of the lower part of the chancel arch screen stands in the chancel: the 4 panels are painted with figures, now very faint.

Early C18 marble mural monuments in Classical style.

In the vestry, a window with C14 glass with tabernacle and border work.