Monument record DBN 023 - Church of St Mary (Med)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1745 6321 (98m by 99m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16SE |
| Civil Parish | DEBENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
One(?) of two churches listed at Debenham in Domesday survey (also see DBN Misc).
Church of St Mary. Outstanding Saxo-Norman square tower with `long-and- short' work quoins, details of imposts and S window probably Norman. Herringbone fashion flintwork. Upper part is Decorated. Also W galilee in Decorated style. Later C13 chancel. Also brasses and tombs of Framlingham family - see Crows Hall (DBN 007). Further details in (S1)(S2).
Church was renovated in Victorian times. Nave roof consists of alternating ties, hammerbeams, and embattled cornice, supposedly dating from the 15th Century (S4), though see above.
2001: Dendrochronological dating revealed that if the dated timbers are considered to be a single group of primary timbers, their felling date range of AD 1397-AD1409 would suggest that the roof was constructed a little earlier than had been suggested on stylistic grounds (S5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Pevsner N & Radcliffe E, The Buildings of England: Suffolk, 1974 (ed), 185-186.
- <S2> SSF3293 Bibliographic reference: Cautley H M. 1975. Suffolk Churches. 260.
- <S3> SSF50192 Article in serial: Suffolk Local History Council. Suffolk Local History Council Newsletter. Walker, Pam and John.
- <S4> SSF50153 Bibliographic reference: Email. http://members.aol.com/MarBrdg.
- <S5> SSF56086 Monograph: Bridge, M.C. 2001. Tree-ring analysis of timbers from the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Debenham, Suffolk.
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Record last edited
Feb 29 2016 10:48AM