Former Church Of St Mary

BRAISEWORTH PRIORY LANE TM 17 SW 1/13 Former Church of St. Mary 29.7.55 (formerly listed as Church of St Mary (Mortuary Chapel))

-- II* Chancel of former parish church, now disused. C12 core with early C14 alterations. Flint rubble with remains of render; stone dressings. West end of C19 red brick. Plaintiled roof. To north west, a C12 lancet window and a larger trefoil-headed lancet adjacent. South wall has square-headed C15 window of 2 lights and a simple early C14 Priest's doorway. Blocked window to south east, the splay visible internally. East end rebuilt c.1300 with a Y- traceried window. At west end, small portions of nave walls have been retained as buttresses. Interior. Coupled-rafter roof with straight collar braces and ashlar pieces: a few replacement timbers, otherwise medieval. 2- centre arched piscina with credence shelf. Small trefoil-headed niche to north of east window. On west wall, Arms of George III (very faded) and framed C18 copies of the Lord's Prayer, Commandments and Creed. To each side of east window are very faint painted panels which contained the Creed and Lord's Prayer; these are probably early C17. Effigy brass to Alexander Newton (1569). This was superseded by a new church in 1858, into which the nave doorways were incorporated (qv Item 1/2). It was latterly used as a cemetery chapel.

Listing NGR: TM1379271322