Saint Mary

Nave rebuilt and tower remodelled late C16.

Coursed rubble and ashlar dressings with lead and plain tile roofs.

Nave, north wall has 2 large 3-light C16 chamfered cross windows with drip moulds, and a single buttress with set-offs between.

Interior has C16 staircase in tower leading to first floor chamber, once the entrance to the now vanished C16 gallery, reached through a C11 round headed doorway with C16 doors.

Very tall C13 chancel arch, with to north fragmentary remains of original arcade and chapel arch.

Chapel also has C13 keeled arch to chancel.

C12 circular font with octagonal corner shafts.

Nave has largely C16 roof, chancel has C19 roof.

C15 screen, much restored.

C18 wooden pulpit and altar rail.

Monuments, 1611 brass wall plate W Robert Peterson.

A brass to the memory of Robert Peterson who died on 20th March 1608, aged 67, and also his wife Ursula who died in 1611, aged 57. Their daughter (also Ursula) married Thomas Disney and they had two children who both died young, one at eleven months, the other aged 1 year and 5 days.

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5 small brass wall plates to Eastland and Tonge families dated individually, 1712, 1725, 1739, 1764 and 1765.

Memorial brasses to the Eastland family. Left side - Richard d. 1712, and Anne d. 1736. Their daughter Mary d. 1739 is also commemorated on a nearby brass. Right side - Sarah Eastland d. 1725 aged 26, and her child of 8 months.

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