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St Mary

St Mary

Walberton

West Sussex

Church, of C12 origins, with later modifications, including a mid-C19 restoration scheme undertaken by TG Jackson.

Architectural Features

MATERIALS: flint with ashlar dressings, on a brick and stone plinth, all topped by tile roofs and a shingle-clad bell tower with a pyramidal roof.

The building retains some medieval masonry, including around the surviving C12 round-arch windows in the chancel and nave (two of the windows are visible externally, the third is blocked and only visible internally).

it incorporates two stone memorials in the north and east returns.

The tile roof has an ashlar ridge

Near the centre of the west end is the late-C12 circular stone baptismal font

the bulging basin, with carved arcade detailing, projects slightly over its wide, round pedestal.

The nave floor has C19 red tile with black tile detailing, installed by Godwins.

the shape of the moulding indicates a C14 date.

The mid-C19 timber pulpit has foiled panels.

In the south chancel wall is a C12 piscina with a multi-scalloped projecting basin.

the aperture is probably C12, and is lined by later timberwork.

A chancel window in the north wall retains a C12 wall painting within its splays.

There are C19 memorial tablets on the chancel walls.

The north and south chancel stained glass windows are by Lavers and Barraud.

The C19 west-end window incorporates stained glass with an armorial motif reused from the former east window.