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St George

Architectural Features

Chancel, Nave and South Aisle are early C14, North Aisle, Arcade and South Chapel mid Cl5 when the south aisle was rebuilt.

Circa 1500 West Tower, South Porch and Nave Clerestorey.

East window, 3 trefoiled lights, tracery over, moulded 2 centred arch, mainly C19 with C15 shafted splays.

C15 east window of 3 cinquefoiled and transomed lights, tracery over, 2 centre arch, moulded label and head stops.

Late C15 north doorway, moulded jambs, 2 centred head, label with headstops, the 3 orders of moulding and label are carved with flowers.

C16/C17 4 board door with moulded muntins and edging.

One C15 window each to Chapel and Aisle of 3 cinquefoiled lights, vertical tracery, moulded segmental pointed heads and labels.

C15 Chapel doorway, moulded jambs, 3 centred head and label.

South doorway circa 1400 moulded jambs, 2 centred arch and label with headstops, all carved with running foliage.

Set above the doorway are the sunk spandrels of a doorway with the carved figures of Adam and Eve.

C20 figure of Madonna and Child.

The 2 centred south doorway of 2 moulded orders, the outer continuous the inner resting on shafts with moulded capitals and bases, moulded square label, spandrels carved with figures of St. George and the Dragon.

Below the stops carved figures standing on the shafts, the left figure is now missing.

West doorway, moulded jambs, moulded 2 centred arch with carved square flowers, moulded square head and label, the stops carved with a griffon holding a scroll and an angel with a ?book.

Spandrels carved with quatrefoiled circles and foliage, one circle enclosing the letters I.H.S. C15 door of 2 folds nailed and divided into vertical panels by moulded muntins, the upper half with ogee heads and transomed tracery over.

Monument with side pilasters, open pediment and cill on brackets to south wall first stage.

C19 stained glass to east window.

North wall, moulded cornice with carved flowers, C15, possibly head of blocked recess.

1929 carved and traceried reredos.

C15 partly restored of 2 bays with cinquefoiled 2 centred heads and central shaft with moulded capital and base, semi-octagonal responds.

South wall C15 2 centred archway of 2 hollow chamfered orders, the inner resting on shafts with moulded capitals and bases.

Foliate carved bosses.

Piscina C14, trefoiled head with crocketed and finialed gable, frieze and cornice, side buttresses, octofoil drain.

2 floor slabs with indents, one to Elizabeth Giels 1699? Floor slab with brass William Bischopton 1432, figure of priest in mass vestments with scroll, worn inscription and canopy.

3 other monuments in south chapel and 3 in Nave not visible at time of resurvey.

Wall monument to William Hanson born September 1778, died aged 25 at Villa Franca, Catalonia fighting the French cavalry, kneeling soldier at foot of flag.

Wall monuments to Henry Hanson 1796 and Letitia Sarah Mangls 1812.

Brass wall plate reading "Of your charite pray for the soule of John Hubbarde whych deptyd ye first day of February MeVcXXXVII and for the soules also of Agnes Alys Rose and Elizabeth Wyffes of ye said John Hubbard and John Willm and John hys sonnes on whose soules JHU have mercy amen".

C17 chest with 3 carved and arcaded front panels.

Communion table with turned legs and carved top rail circa 1650.

South arcade, early C14 of 3 bays with 2 centred arches of 2 chamfered orders.

The western capital is moulded and carved with grotesques, animals and heads, the eastern column and respond capitals carved with foliage.

Small chair with re-used carved back and poppyheads.

Chancel arch C19 2 centred arch, attached jamb shafts with moulded and foliate carved capitals and moulded bases.

TM0826 : Great Bromley, St. Georges Church: The font

C20 font, octagonal with cusped double ogee arches and foliate spandrels to 4 panels, single arches to other panels, moulded base.

TM0826 : Great Bromley, St. Georges Church: The font

© Michael Garlick

Carved, traceried and crocketed cover.

Octagonal pulpit, oak traceried panels, stone base with carved quatrefoils.

Very fine early C15 double hammerbeam roof of 7 bays.

Spandrels of braces with carved foliage.

Braces and wall post with crocketed and canopied niches in which are defaced figures.

The stone corbels have carved cresting and are alternately carved with half-angels.

A lower band of carving includings wings, crowns and flowers.

2 memorial boards commemorating Peal Minors 5040 changes in 3 hours, 13 April 1907 and 5040 changes in 3 hours 5 minutes 25 October 1930.