Church Of St Winfred

EAST DEAN EAST DEAN SU 22 NE 3/63 Church of St Winfred (formerly listed as 29.5.57 Church of St Mary)

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Parish Church. C12/13 nave and chancel, much repaired C18. Rendered rubble stone and flint, stone dressings of dark and light limestone, old plain tile roof, Small chancel, and nave with S porch and W bellcote. E end of chancel has C13 pointed and rebated lancet. N side has reset C12 roundheaded lancet, and S side has C18 timber 2-light leaded casement. E nave gable rebuilt in flint above stone offset. S side has at E 3-light, in centre 2-light and W of centre single light C18 timber, leaded casement with each side full height brick panel bounded by header pilasters. In centre C18 gabled brick porch with 4-Panel door and to W of centre similar brick panel with brick buttress near W. In W end C18 timber 3-light leaded casement and in gable rebuilt in brick round window with radiating leaded lights. On roof small square section bellcote, prob C17 with 3 trefoiled bell openings on each side and hipped roof. Inside chancel splayed rear arch to E window, C20 splayed rear arch to N window. Plastered arched brace roof, C18, with tall ashlar pieces, moulded wallplates and at each end cambered tiebeams. C19 chamfered segmental head chancel arch. Nave has timber lintels to windows. To S of chancel arch top of blocked C13 pointed arch, high set, possible reredos over altar, and on S wall traces of wallpainting below remains, badly hacked, of piscina and bowl. N doorway of heavy timber carved into arch and C17 planked with strap hinges. Queenpost roof, C18, plastered except for tiebeam and posts. At W small gallery of C17 and C18 on posts against walls and 2 central posts, on these Cl7 lamp-holders containing cannon balls. Above panelling and to rear of gallery on W wall C17 panelling. Bellcote over contains bell said to be medieval. Monuments on S in centre 1831 to Henry Newman; on N to W 1804 to William Newman, 1808 to Ally Radcliffe, 1834 to Elizabeth Newman. By door C18 front of small octagonal bowl with traceried sides on octagonal stem.

Listing NGR: SU2704526716