Church Of St Margaret

TG 03 NW FIELD DALLING SAXLINGHAM

4/10 Church of St Margaret

06.03.59

II*

Parish church. Medieval, heavily restored in 1898. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Lead roofs. West tower, nave, south porch, north and south transepts. Tower with diagonal buttresses. West window of 3 ogee-headed lights, panel tracery; 4-centred arch; hood mould. Blocked slit light over. To south, 2-light ringing chamber opening under square hood. 2-light bell- openings, that to west with cusped lights; those to north and south with a roundel in the head; all with brick voussoirs and hood moulds. Gargoyles. Parapet. Stair to north face of towers with quatrefoil lights. Nave of 4 bays. To north, a blocked doorway. 2 3-light windows with panel tracery, restored; 4 centred arches. North transept very much restored. To south 2 similar 3-light windows, restored. South transept also much restored. Chancel with one 3-light window with panel tracery to south. East window of 5 lights with panel tracery. C19 porch to first have bay. C19 nave door- way. INTERIOR. Restored tower arch; shafts with polygonal capitals and bases. C19 archways to transepts. C19 roof. Some re-set pieces of medieval stone. Alabaster kneeling figure from tomb of Lady Mirabel Heyden dated 1593 now set in C19 niche.

Listing NGR: TG0261839605