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St Mary

St Mary

Fetcham

Surrey

C11 and C12 nave and tower, with C13 chancel and north transept, tower partly rebuilt in late C17 or early C18

Architectural Features

Knapped flint incorporating some Roman tiles, with limestone quoins, and brick quoins and bands to tower

roof mostly of red tiles, but with graduated stone slates on aisles and south side of chancel

both aisles have C19 coupled lancets, and in the centre of the north aisle a C19 gabled porch with deeply-moulded 2-centred arched outer doorway protects a C13 2-centred arched inner doorway with double-chamfered surround

The tall gabled north transept has a large C14 2-light window in the gable wall with trefoil lights and mouchette tracery, and 2 chamfered lancets in the east side

The chancel has 2 similar lancets in this side, a C19 3-light east window, and a large C15 square-headed window on the south side with 3 cinquefoil lights, chamfered surround and a hood mould

Interior: Norman 3-bay south arcade with massive circular piers and semicircular responds, scalloped square caps, and semicircular arches, and in the wall above the 1st pier a deeply splayed C11 window

C13 north arcade of 2 wider 2-centred chamfered arches on octagonal columns without capitals

in the chancel, tripartite sedilia with polished colonettes (probably C19), a piscina with wooden shelf, and wall monuments to Anthony Rous (d.1631) and Henry Vincent (d.1631), the latter including a praying bust with an open book, in a cartouche with Corinthian colonettes