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St Mary

St Mary

Mid Suffolk

Suffolk

LITTLE BLAKENHAM VALLEY ROAD TM 14 NW 7/65 Church of St. Mary 9.12.55 - I Parish church, mediaeval.

Architectural Features

The porch is probably of C15 origin, with moulded doorway and the remnants of side windows (all in freestone), and coupled-rafter roof

major repairs in brickwork are of C16 and later.

Good mid C13 east chancel window of 3 stepped lancets under one arch, with pierced trefoils in the spandrels.

in the survey of J.H. and Jas Parker , both recesses had mediaeval figure paintings.

A lancet in the east wall has 2 figures and friezework painted on the reveals

A mid C14 south chancel window has mask corbels.

Extensive late C14 alterations include most of the 2-light windows, the south nave doorway and the plain unbuttressed cower.

This has brick relieving arches above windows and a lion-head gargoyle on the west.

The bell-frame is original, repaired in C16.

Late C14 canted and boarded nave roof with moulded cornice

Early C16 alterations include 2 chancel windows, priest's doorway and piscina.

Plain octagonal font, perhaps of c.1400.

A painted coat of arms ofJamesII, dated 1685.