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St Mary The Virgin

Strethall

Essex

5222 Church of St Mary the Virgin TL 43 M 10/747 21.2.67 I 2.

Architectural Features

Flint rubble building with a very small nave of Saxon origin (early C11).

It was re-roofed in the C15 when the west tower was built and most of the chancel.

The nave which measures 26 ft x 15 ft has Saxon long and short work at the west angle.

The C11 chancel arch has a roughly moulded label and decorated imposts.

The south doorway is also of the C11 but altered in the C15.

The nave contains about 12 small pews of which 2 at the west end are C15.

In the chancel north wall there is a recessed altar tomb with canopy to John Gardyner, Lord of the Manor 1508 and 2 palimpsest brasses of the C15 and C16.

The font is of the late C12.