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St Mary

St Mary

Sutterton

Lincolnshire

Late C12, C13, late C13, C14, C15, 1602, 1787 spire rebuilt, and tower, spire, aisles and south transept remodelled by Edward Browning 1861-3.

Architectural Features

In the gable parapet above the date 1602 and initials BW and WF.

The west end of the aisles have 3 light late C13 intersecting traceried windows.

North aisle with plain parapet has 4 three light C14 reticulated windows with rectangular surrounds.

Late C12 doorway with shafted reveals, roll moulding, chevrons and interlaced hood.

5 two light C14 clerestory windows.

North transept has large 6 light C15 panel traceried north window.

2 paired C13 clerestory lights, chamfered with engaged shafts.

Late C13 plate traceried 2 light window to eastern chapel.

On the transept east side a matching clerestory and to the chapel a lancet and a triple plate traceried C13 window.

Chancel north wall has 2 pairs of reset C13 lancets with engaged shafts.

In the south aisle wall are recut C14 2 and 3 light windows with reticulated tracery.

Inner south doorway is late C12 with triple shafted reveals, foliate capitals, 2 orders of delicate roll moulding, an order of ring chain and a chevron moulded hood.

Late C12 5 bay nave arcades with circular piers, square abaci with nicked out corners, carved capitals with unusual mixture of stiff leaf, interlace and animals, double chamfered arches, hood moulds, one with chevron moulding. c.1200 western crossing arch with paired shafted reveals, scalloped capitals and 2 pointed orders of chevron moulding.

At the east end of the south aisle a C14 cusped niche.

Chancel largely rebuilt in Cl9, reusing C13 windows, has double piscina and tomb recess and on the north side a double chamfered arch with one shafted reveal.

C19 octagonal ashlar font, carved side panels, clustered marble shafts to base.

Monuments in south transept.

3 C14 effigies to a lady, a civilian and a priest with chalice.

All recumbent, carved in low relief, with black letter inscriptions.