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St Gregory and St George

St Gregory And St George

Pentlow

Essex

C12 with later alterations including circa 1886 restorations.

Architectural Features

North Chapel rebuilt late C16 of rendered brick with crow stepped gables.

Early C14 crenellated west tower.

C14 splays and rear arch.

North wall late C16 4 centred arch of double chamfered order with chamfered responds.

South wall 2 restored C14 2 light windows with pointed heads.

C15 Chancel arch is 2 centred of 2 moulded order with attached moulded and crenellated shafts.

West face with moulded label and carved head at apex.

Between them is the C19/20 doorway with chamfered jambs and 2 centred arch over which are signs of the original Norman arch.

South wall with two 2 light windows in 2 centred heads, one is C19/20 the other C14 restored and a 3 light round headed window with flat label over.

In the west wall is a C12 doorway of 2 orders, the outer moulded the inner plain.

At the apex is a stone carved muzzled bear.

Jambs with circular attached shafts with scalloped and carved capitals, square carved abacus and moulded base.

North Chancel East wall C15 window of 3 cinquefoiled lights with tracery over in a 2 centred head.

Circa 1600 north window of 3 four centred lights under a square head.

Circa 1600 doorway with moulded 4 centred arch.

Facing North, East, and West are restored early C14 windows of 2 lights in 2 centred heads.

Facing South is a restored C14 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights under a 2-centred head.

South West window inserted as a memorial after 1914-18 War.

Piscina C14 with trefoiled head.

All possibly C16.

Monuments In Chancel.

Panels with shields to panels of Edward Felton dcd 1542 and his wife Frances.

In North Chapel a very fine altar tomb with recumbent effigies of Judge George Kempe, 1606, John Kempe his son 1609 and Elinore (Drewe) his wife, the men in furred robes and the woman in ruff and elaborate head-dress.

Communion Table C17 with turned legs and moulded upper rails.

C17/18 with twisted balusters and moulded rails.

TL8146 : Pentlow, St. Gregory and St. George Church: The font (detail) 2

Font Early C12.

TL8146 : Pentlow, St. Gregory and St. George Church: The font (detail) 2

© Michael Garlick

Elaborately carved interlaced ornamentation to 3 sides.

Fourth side probably carved but now against wall, on a square C19/C20 flint base.

Font Cover Spire shaped with 7 sides exposed.

Restored, originally C15.

Glass Chancel East window C14.

Pulpit Circa 1889 with ogee tracery.

Hatchments 2 in Nave and 1 in South Chapel.

Bells One by John Thornton 1711, two 1665, one 1635 and one 1628.