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St Mary and St Margaret

St Mary And St Margaret

Beeston St Andrew

Norfolk

G.V. I Parish Church, C14 and later, restored 1889.

Architectural Features

C19 vestry of flint and brick with east entrance door and terra- cotta 3 light window. "Geometric" east window in chancel, 1867, flanked by battered C14 buttresses.

Medieval moulded plank south door.

4 bay nave arcades, early C14 to north.

C19 aisle roofs, contain some medieval arch bracing.

Piscina in south aisle and C16 opening with flat battlemented arch possibly leading to former Parclose loft.

C15 piscina in north choir aisle.

Early C14 arch in north chancel wall.

Embedded C14 capital and squint in south aisle wall to west of dropped sill sedilia C14 vault under sanctuary.

Restored dado of C15 rood screen.

Table tomb of John Corbet, died 1559, and his wife.

3 lozenges with cusps and shields, and a stone panel above containing brasses.

Wall monument to Miles Corbet, died 1607, and his two wives.

Below a tomb chest with the recumbent effigies of Thomas Corbet, died 1617, and his wife Ann.

Wall monument with effigies of Christopher Knolles, died 1610, and his family.

In chancel, monument to Sir Thomas Adams, died 1667, and his wife.

Semi-reclining figures, one above the other.

Other fine monuments to Nathanial Micklethwait died 1757, Lady Wilhelmina Micklethwait, died 1807 and Sir Paul Paynter died 1686.

Listed Grade I for monuments.