Church Of St Martin

The Church of St Martin is a parish church located on Church Road in West Drayton. It dates back to the 13th century with its chancel, while the arcade and the roof of the nave and tower were added in the 15th century. The church underwent extensive restoration, and a south porch was added by Charles Innes between 1850 and 1852. It is constructed from flint with stone dressings, featuring some tiles on the tower quoins and a tiled roof.

The church comprises a nave and aisles, a chancel, a west tower, and a south porch. The stepped tower has three stages and includes a staircase turret with a cupola on the north side, arched windows, and a Perpendicular style west door. The nave has four bays with a clerestorey and restored double cinquefoil-headed lights, along with taller windows featuring sexfoils in the aisles. The south porch, built between 1850 and 1852, is made of flint with stone dressings, a continuous wooden window, and an arched doorcase.

The lower two-bay chancel has restored double cinquefoil windows and a traceried east window. Inside, there are 15th-century octagonal arcade piers supporting the four-bay nave, along with contemporary roofs. The 15th-century font is octagonal, resting on a nine-stemmed foot, and features figured panels, including five with angels, one depicting a man with a hood and dagger, one with a Pieta, and one showing the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John. The chancel also contains a restored Early English piscina.

In 1974, a 13th-century crypt was discovered beneath the chancel, which was remodeled in the mid-17th century as a burial vault for the Pagets, featuring arcaded niches for upright coffins. The church houses several monuments, including two 16th-century brasses and three memorials to the de Burgh family, created in the late 18th to early 19th century by Bacon Senior and Junior. Additionally, the north window, designed by Morris and Co in 1925-1926, features a Burne Jones design with four figures and angels in the tracery.

St Martin's Church, along with the churchyard walls, the gatehouse, and the wall to the north, as well as the wall running to Gatehouse Nurseries, form a cohesive group.