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St Edmund King And Martyr

East Mersea

Essex

Of C12 or C13 origin.

Architectural Features

C14 Chancel

nave and tower, C15 north aisle and chapel.

C14 west tower of coursed rubble and flint with flushwork dedication crosses and chequered plinth.

obtuse pegtiled gabled roof: date circa 1680.

Red brick angle buttresses at east, the north windows of C14 with acute pairs of trefoil lights under tricusped heads.

North door: C15 with reveals hollow, roll, hollow and no label.

Tower arch, and 5 bay north arcade and responds, also chancel archus with 4 lobes and intervening hollows: circa 1362-71.

Interior, 3 quatrefoil columns between nave and north aisle with C14 arcade.

Pulpit: mid C17 octagonal pulpit with octagonal sounding canopy (tester) with 6 turned hanging pendants from corners.

Font C15 octagonal with blank arcading.

Niche in north chancel wall fleuroned sill and head, circa 1400 white brick floors.

Door of stairs-turret iron plated in C16, on earlier leaf with strap-hinges.

Settle: circa 1680 in tower base with 8 fielded panels in back, arms scrolled, legs turned at front.