Monument record PSM 017 - Church of St Mary
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 9462 5032 (123m by 132m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TL95SW |
Civil Parish | PRESTON ST MARY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
St Mary's Church, is situated in the centre of the parish in the village, near to Preston Hall. The W tower was rebuilt in 1868. Decorated chancel - see one old S window and the piscina in the E jamb of the SE window. Perpendicular aisles and clerestory. The arcade piers have four filleted shafts and squares in the diagonals. Low tomb recess in N aisle, N porch with rich flushwork panelling. Three-light windows with tracery. Three niches above entrance. Font - Norman, square with rosettes, stars, intersected arches, a tree of life and interlace. Stained glass - about 50 heraldic pieces in the aisle E windows and the clerestory windows (S1). A church is recorded in Preston in the Domesday survey.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 396.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 6 2012 11:42AM