Church Of St Mary

WIX OFF BRADFIELD ROAD TM 12 NE

8/277 Church of St. Mary

17/11/66 II

Parish church. Parts of the north wall may be C12, blocked north arcade of Nave C13, the rest of the church appears to be C18-C20, rebuild and additions. Original build of rubble and limestone, C18-C20 build of red brick, grey slate roofs. Polygonal east apse. Dentilled eaves cornice. 7 chamfered 2 centred arched windows. Nave. South wall, 3 buttresses, the western incorporating old material to west face, plinth, 2 cinquefoiled 3.light windows, roundels over, 2 centre arched heads, labels with stops. Nave north wall, western buttress incorporating old material to west face. Blocked arcade of 3 bays, 2 centred arches of 2 chamfered orders, moulded capitals and chamfered bases to octagonal columns, attached half columns to responds. West wall, plinth, pediment with moulded brick cornice, round window under with small roundels. Gabled porch, segmental archway with side lights, vertically boarded door, dated 1937. Interior features. Chancel, ribbed roof on moulded corbels. Brass altar rail. Chamfered 2 centred Chancel arch on moulded corbels. Nave. Panelled octagonal pulpit with sounding board over. Wall memorials to Thos. Hicheringwell and his wife Elizabeth 1747, Elizabeth Hicheringwell MDCCCV, John Maurice Constable 1747. Boarded roof with 5 tie beams supporting moulded queen posts. C20 octagonal font with carved panels. In the churchyard is a C20 bell frame containing a cracked C15 bell by John Danyell, inscribed, "Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum." RCHM 1.

Listing NGR: TM1634829030