Church Of St Clement

The Church of St Clement, located on St Clements Road in West Thurrock, dates back to the 13th century, with alterations made in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is constructed from flint and ragstone rubble, featuring Reigate stone dressings and tiled roofs. The chancel, which is from the 13th century, includes a 19th-century east window that incorporates a late 13th-century window. The north wall has a 13th-century window with a trefoiled head, while the north arcade, dating to the 14th century, consists of two-centred arches supported by octagonal piers with moulded bases and capitals. The south wall mirrors the north, with a 13th-century window and a doorway featuring a two-centred head.

The late 14th-century chancel arch leads to the 13th-century north chapel, which retains its original east window with two trefoiled lights and a quatrefoil in a two-centred head. The north wall of this chapel has an early 14th-century window with two trefoiled lights, along with a 14th-century window set into a 13th-century window. The west arch is from the 13th century and consists of one chamfered order. The 19th-century south chapel has a 13th-century west arch that matches the one in the north chapel.

The 13th-century nave features an original north arcade of two bays with two-centred arches, while the south arcade may have been constructed in the 14th century. The 12th-century north aisle includes a 19th-century window in the north wall and a circa 1200 north doorway with a two-centred head and segmental rear arch, along with a 12th-century west window that has a small pointed light. The 12th-century south aisle has a 19th-century south window and an 18th-century south doorway.

The 15th-century west tower, which has three stages and an embattled parapet, is built with alternating bands of Reigate stone and knapped flint. The top stage, added in 1640, is made of brick. The tower arch is late 15th-century and two-centred, with a south wall window featuring one trefoiled light. The 15th-century west door has moulded jambs and a two-centred head, with a 15th-century window above it. The second stage also includes a 15th-century west window. The 18th-century bell chamber has four original windows, and there are 15th-century doors on the north and south sides. The church contains brasses and a monument to Halford and his wife from 1608, featuring reclining figures.