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St Andrew

St Andrew

Marlesford

Suffolk

Slated roof to nave, plaintiles with crest tiles to chancel, aisle roof not visible.

Architectural Features

Square 4-stage tower: C13 to lower stages, C15 to upper stage

at base of parapet a string course with carved heads to corners and centre of each face, a further string course at third stage level

C15 nave, south aisle and porch, windows considerably restored C19.

Porch attached to south aisle: 2 tiers of flushwork panels to front, stone parapet with wavy tracery, arched doorway with carved shields in spandrels, empty ogee-headed niche above.

Chancel south wall with Priest's doorway and 2 2-light windows, C14

C15, both considerably renewed

late C14 3-light east window

C15 arch-braced nave roof, 6 bays, carved collar beams and wall plate.

South aisle with 2 bay arcade, piers of re-used C12 material, C15 roof.

C15 octagonal font with 2 shallow recessed arched and cusped panels to each face, modern pyramidal cover

C17 pulpit with finely carved arabesque work

C19 box pew in west end of south aisle, hatchment on wall above

Cl9 stained glass in east window and 2 north nave windows, mid C20 etched glass window in south aisle to Schreiber family.

Monument on north chancel wall to William Alston : 2 busts surrounded by wreaths within classical frames

2 monuments on north nave wall: Lemuel Shuldham , William Abraham Shuldham , both stone tablets on marble slabs.

Graded I for surviving medieval work.