Church Of St Barnabas

The Church of St Barnabas is an early 13th-century English church featuring a nave and chancel that maintain an unbroken height and ground plan. It has a western bell turret and spire, both of square design and covered with weatherboarding. The walls are constructed from coursed flint and rubble. The south porch has an 18th-century character, while the west end includes some indurated gravel and two early English lancet windows with three cinque-foiled lights set in four-centred heads. There is also a late 14th-century window in the center and a Gothic window in the gable apex. Prominent string courses are a notable feature. The east end showcases two Norman windows with a Y-tracery window between them, which has a quatrefoiled head. The south wall contains windows from the 14th, 15th, and 19th centuries. The south door has been significantly altered and is now square-headed. The roof consists of seven cants and is chase-tenoned for its full length, with the bell turret being contemporary with the roof. Inside, there is a 17th-century pulpit and two chests. The church was formerly a chapel of ease to Great Tey and was consecrated in 1382.