Rotherwick Church

Rotherwick Church is a building that demonstrates elements from the 13th, 15th, 16th, and 19th centuries. The church features a narrow chancel dating back to the 13th century, a wide nave from the 15th and 16th centuries with a short 2-bay aisle added in the 19th century, a 19th-century vestry, and a 17th-century western tower. The chancel has been renovated and is constructed of flint with stone dressings. Originally a timber-framed structure, the nave retains its original roof and gables, but the brick walling is a replacement from the 16th century. A projecting turret at the south-east corner served as the rood stair. The tower is built of red brick, topped with a crenellated band and parapet. It includes a 3-light western window above a doorway containing a 15th-century solid moulded timber frame, and stepped buttresses, which are diagonal on the west side. The Victorian aisle and vestry are lower in height and constructed in flint. The roof is covered in red tiles. One window showcases a good 4-light design from the 16th century, with a hood-mould above five cusped lights, while the other nave windows are replicas. Inside, the church contains a wooden screen from the 16th century, two groupings of 16th-century piers, monuments, and an old font.