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St Martin

St Martin

White Roothing

Essex

The walls of flint rubble, clunch and Roman brick with plain red tile roof.

Architectural Features

The C16 restored West Tower, with C14 work, is 12ft. x 11 1/2 ft. of 3 successively diminished stages, with diagonal buttresses, splayed plinth and crenellated parapet.

The Nave, 43ft. x 25ft. has angled quoins of Roman brick and stone.

Of the 2 north wall windows, the Eastern is C14 and the western Cll.

Of the 4 south wall windows, the eastern and western are C19 with C14 work, the centre two are Cll round headed with external arches of Roman brick with some jamb stones pierced as if for bars.

The Nave roof late C13 with trait-de-jupiter scarf, scissored couples some of which were replaced with double collars at a later date, double wall plates and 4 braced crown posts 2 to centre purlin and 2 to tie beam.

The Chancel 21st. square has C13/C14 work in C19 restored or renewed windows.

The C14 roof has an octagonal Crown drain post with moulded base and capital and moulded tie beam supported by stone corbels with carved grotesques.

The square Norman Font is of Purbeck Marble moulded and carved with rough zig-zag pattern.

Timber framed South Porch of C14 rebuilt C16 with 2 centre arch, the open sides with turned balusters.