St Martin

In the chancel are fragments of lancet windows of C12 or early C13, and a C12 priests door is said to be buried in the south wall.

The tower c.1300, incorporating as a doorway lintel part of a possible Norman consecration cross.

The original 2-light belfry openings were made redundant by larger openings when the top stage was added late C14, together with west doorway and 3- light window, and clasping buttresses.

Apart from the chancel walling, most of the church was rebuilt early/mid C14.

The lancets in the chancel are c.1300 (apart from the triple-lancet east window, a C19 introduction).

The aisle and transept windows mid C14, with 2 and 3 lights, the transept end windows of 4 lights with net tracery.

The south chancel doorway was inserted C15, the north doorway is a C19 replacement in the C15 style.

The south doorway and porch with parvise were added mid C14, heavily restored C19

on a quoin- stone is the scratch-date 1673.

In the chancel is a late C13 double piscina.

In the south transept is an aumbry and a piscina with dog-tooth ornament (possibly late C13), also a rare but damaged late C14 double heart shrine, formed of 2 cusped arches with quatrefoil under an ogee arched head, and within are 2 hands holding a heart.

In the north transept is an image niche, perhaps C14, and the rood-loft stairway.

Beside the north doorway is a C15 image niche with traceried panel above.

C14 octagonal limestone font.

TL6265 : St Martin, Exning: font

© Basher Eyre

C17 altar rails in chancel.

Early C18 pulpit with back and sounding-board.

TL6265 : St Martin, Exning: pulpit

© Basher Eyre

In the nave is a set of 15 C16 pews with linenfold ends, square-headed

In the north transept is a fine C15 stallfront with tracery and poppyhead ends.

In the south transept floor is a C13 marble coffin lid.

In the chancel is a simple C15 altar tomb, now without brasses.

In the north transept is a painted hatchment to Francis Robertson.