Ruins Of Church Of St Felix At Tf 666 261

The ruins of the Church of St. Felix are a 14th-century parish church located in Sandringham Bablingley. The structure is made from carstone and Sandringham sandstone, with limestone dressings, and it is currently roofless. The remains include a west tower, nave, chancel, south aisle, and south porch.

The west tower is three stages high, embattled, and features diagonal buttresses. It has a decorated west window with two lights and tracery that includes a quatrefoil between mouchettes, as well as Y tracery bell openings. The east face of the nave shows two lines where the former roofs were. The south porch, dating from the 15th century, is constructed of brick and has diagonal buttresses. It features a 4-centred chamfered brick arch with chamfered imposts and a hood mould with a niche above. The south doorway is a plain chamfered pointed arch.

The south aisle has two openings, although the tracery is lost. There is a lancet window to the west and a small single light to the east. The chancel has a large east window with curvilinear tracery that is also lost, and there is a distinct junction between the chancel and nave to the north. The north nave contains blocked arches from a former two-bay arcade, with one arch featuring a three-light opening under a pointed segmental head. The north doorway mirrors that of the south.

Inside, there is a two-bay arcade to the south with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches, and a similar blocked arcade to the north. There is a tomb recess to the east of the south arcade, with a similar recess arch blocked to the north. The chancel arch, which matches the width of the nave, is now blocked. The lower part is made of clunch, while the upper part is brick, featuring a brick relieving arch that contains a two-light opening under a segmental head with reticulated tracery. Some herringbone work in carstone is present in the west nave, and the tall tower arch has splayed jambs and a moulded arch. The church is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Norfolk No. 225.