St Mary

Rebuild, completed 1984, by Edward Cullinan, attached to the north of the C13 church and C15 tower, incorporates some reused C19 fabric

Fabric C12-C13 work: flint rubble, the later build internally faced in chalk

eaves raised in brick probably C15, brick buttresses

Tile roofs

South aisle and Langton Chapel single cell C12 building of which section of south wall remains, extended east and west c1200, forming a nave and chancel of which the existing south wall, west wall, much of the east wall and sections of the north wall survive

Blocked C12 entrance, now behind buttress, with adjacent blocked window, both visible internally

rendered, with tile roof, moulded stone outer arch

Between brick offset buttresses, largely C19 restoration of tall cusped 3-light window, and restored 3- light C15 or C16 window with uncusped, plain tracery, under three centred hood mould

Flint rubble with possibly C15 brick infill

Eastern end retains part of damaged Dawson monument, 1859, an inscribed tablet, with naval insignia and weeping mother and child

Blocked early C12 doorway and section of window

Tower arch probably C15

Roofs all 1984, that to chancel on four surviving angel bosses from C19 restoration

Carved figure, fragment of former screen, attached to south chancel pier

Sanctuary (now Langton Chapel)floor of William de Morgan, green, blue and buff glazed mosaic tiles, 1902, in memory of Alexander Nesbitt

Wall painting

Blocked C12 doorway arch painted in probably late C12 red single-line masonry pattern,outer blocks alternately yellow ochre with red ochre marbelling and white with umber marbling, to resemble Purbeck marble

Several applications of C14 double-line masonry pattern also in red, some with stencilled 6-petal flowers

Eastern-most window, fire-damaged C14 masonry pattern with stencilled flower

Late C14 stylised vine leaf scrolls, double-line and dot masonry pattern, with wavy line between, defining the former roof line

West wall: fragments of C14 double-line masonry pattern, and post reformation text in blackletter script

Monuments

Oval wall monument with bay leaf border, fire blackened

Resited monuments

Brass to Edith and Elizabeth Wylde, 1508

Brass to Hoare family, reset in north wall of chapel, from floor slab reset in rebuilt east transept

Remains of wall monument to Sir Richard Hoare, d. 1787, a putto set over inscribed panel

Reset brasses in new building include memorial to John Ellerton, 1826-93, former Rector, hymn writer and hymnologist

On north and east with inset memorials: to north, Fletcher monument, 1726, an inscribed stone tablet under red brick semicircular arch

Similar eroded monument to east wall