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St Mary The Virgin

Wendens Ambo

Essex

5222 Church of St Mary the Virgin TL 5136 35/776 21.2.67 I GV 2.

Architectural Features

An interesting flint rubble building dating from the latter part of the C11 comprising a west tower, nave with north and south aisles and a chancel.

The west tower is C11, with bell openings with colonettes.

The semi-circular arch of the west door is entirely of Roman tiles with a single storey tympanum.

The nave also is Norman but there was considerable restoration in the late C19 when the north aisle and south porch were rebuilt.

The south aisle is C13

the clerestorey to the nave is C15.

There are C15 king posts among the modern timbering of the roof.

The chancel is C13 and has 2 cusped lancet windows.

There is also the remains of a C14 cycle of wall paintings depicting episodes in the life of St Margaret, the martyr of Antioch.

The south arcade in the nave is early Cl9 and the north arcade is early C14.

The interior fittings include a fine 9 sided C15 pulpit, a C15 chancel screen, 7 C15 benches, one pew front with a carved tiger holding a paw on a mirror.

The font cover is circa 1600

the font is circa 1400.

There is also a brass of a knight circa 1415.