Church Of Saint Mary The Virgin

MAULDEN

TL 0438 CHURCH ROAD

12/60 Church of Saint Mary the 23.1.61 Virgin

GV II*

Parish Church. C14, C15 and C16, substantially rebuilt 1858-9 in C14 style by Benjamin Ferrey. Coursed ironstone with ashlar dressings. Some slate roofs, some clay tile roofs with bands of fishscale tiles. Chancel, N vestry, nave, N aisle, S aisle, S porch, W tower. Most openings are pointed-arched, with variety of tracery. Coped gables to most parts except N aisle. Chancel: C19. 3-light E window. One single light and one 2-light window to S. Small S doorway. N vestry: C19. 2-light E window. Small N doorway adjacent to projecting gabled mausoleum. Nave: C19. 4-bay arcades to N and S. Slender clustered columns with ornate foliate capitals. Similar chancel arch. N aisle: W wall substantially medieval, but extensive C19 reworkings. 2 N windows, one of 2-lights, one of 3-lights. Blocked C15 N doorway. 3-light W window. S aisle: C19. 4-light windows to W and E. S elevation has 3 windows, 2 of 3-lights and one of 2-lights. S parch: C19. Gabled, with pointed-arched doorway. W tower: C14 lower part, upper part C16. 3 stages, with angle buttresses and embattled parapet. Pyramidal roof. Stair turret projects from SE angle. 2-light window to each side of bell-stage. W elevation has 2-light window to middle stage, with small image niche below. Interior: various monuments. S aisle E wall has reset cover slab of raised tomb with brasses to Richard Faldo, d.1576, and wife and children, some brasses lost. Above is brass to Anne Faldo, d.1594. To nave W end is marble wall monument with putti and drapery to Richard Allyn, d.1719 and wife Dorothy, d.l720. C19 octagonal font on clustered columns shows biblical scenes involving water and children. C19 pewing and roofs. E chancel window 1858 by Clayton and Bell.

Listing NGR: TL0584138054