St Anne And St Lawrence

Circa 1310 Chancel and South Tower.

Circa 1330-1340 South Chapel, later repairs and restorations.

Red plain tile and leaded roofs.

East window C19/C20 set in an older chamfered 2 centred arch with moulded label and kneeling angel stops, the modern window of 3 ogee lights with tracery over, 2 centred arch and stopped label.

North wall, 2 early C14, 2 light windows with Y tracery, labels and head stops, band at cill level extending from angles to cills.

The Nave north wall has 3 windows, that to east C14, 2 trefoiled ogee lights with tracery under a segmental pointed head, moulded label over.

Circa 1400 central window of-3 cinquefoil lights and vertical tracery under a 2 centred head with moulded label.

Early C16 west window of 3 cinquefoiled lights in a 4 centred head, moulded label.

Between the central and western window is the C12 round headed doorway with Roman brick arch and stone surround.

A C20 copy door of counter- rebated boards and ornate iron strapwork replaces the original C12 north door which is now displayed in the Chancel.

C14 south doorway with double chamfered jambs and 2 centred arch.

Painted memorial boards below these relating to William Martin, d. 1664 (north side), and Thomas Martin his son, d. 1672 (south side).

C19 coloured glass to windows.

In line C14 Piscina and Sedilia of 4 bays, each with moulded jambs and cinquefoiled head, moulded labels and headstops, these include a king and a bishop, the jambs of the third bay with stag and male head stops, trefoiled drain to Piscina.

Original C12 Nave north door displayed against north wall.

Brass in centre of floor, 2 hands issuing from clouds and holding a heart inscribed "Credo" above a scroll "Videre Bona Domini", circa 1475.

C14 stained glass to southern, low windows.

C14 Chancel arch, 2 centred of 2 moulded orders.

Panelled box pews said to be circa 1713, with incorporated C17 panelling and side seat in south chapel.

Octagonal 2 decker pulpit with sounding board, this with inlaid sun and star and supported by a rough corbel to north wall.

Royal Arms over south door GR 1749.

TM0626 : St Anne & St Laurence, Elmstead, Essex - Royal Arms

© John Salmon

A rare carved oak recumbent effigy of a knight in armour, believed to be Sir Roger De Tany 1301, in mail with a pointed bascinet, short surcoat, knee and elbow cops and shield.

His head rests on a lion and his feet against a ?female figure.

Floor slab to William Bendische, 1627.

C20 circular font with moulded and ringed stem.

TM0626 : St Anne & St Laurence, Elmstead, Essex - Font

© John Salmon

C14 south arcade of 2 bays with 2 centred arches of 2 moulded orders.

C14 stained glass to 2 low windows.

Stained glass fragments to east window one relating "16 IC 17", also C19 stained glass.

Piscina, south wall, C14,shafted jambs, moulded trefoiled head, moulded label, sexfoiled drain, moulded cill, plain shelf.

C.A. Hewett Church Carpentry, June Osborne Stained Glass in England, published by Frederick Muller Ltd.