St Mary

The tower, early C15 is asymmetric to main building axis perhaps due to the intention of widening the church later.

Earliest features are C13 south facing doorway, not in situ, the piscenae, and sedilia in chancel.

C15 roofs repaired in 1649 and 1665 and marked by dated wall plate and boss.

west tower of three stages with moulded plinth and embattled parapet has four carved gargoyles with grotesque faces on the parapet string course.

Two storey south porch with quatre-foil panels above a moulded plinth, and carved animals on string of embattled parapet.

Very fine outer archway, with crockets and finialed label with angel stops.

Vault of clunch with carved boss of the Assumption of the Virgin at its intersection.

Chancel has three, three-light transomed windows and a late C13 doorway.

the roofs of chancel, nave, north and south aisle all C15 but restored in C17, have very fine moulded beams, carved bosses at their intersections angel figures with outstretched wings, and carved figures against wall posts of south aisle.

C17 carved panels, and roof truss inserted into central bay of nave roof resting on fluted capitals.

C15 oak doors to south doorway, and both entrances to room above porch.

North and south arcades of five hays, and tower and chancel arches all C15 and two-centred.

Late C15 glass fragments in south aisle windows.

C16 carved panels of the Passion, Flemish, incorporated into modern reading desks.

Restored, carved C17 pulpit.

C15 font with octagonal bowl and quatre-foil panels.

15th century Perpendicular octagonal font on St.Mary's church

© Richard Croft

Wall monuments of note.

Bishop Thomas Barlow 1691, of freestone and black marble

Bishop Green 1779, roundel with reading female figure

Bishop George Pelham 1827 by E H Baily, R.A. , white marble figure of kneeling woman