Monument record PSM 017 - Church of St Mary

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Summary

St Mary's Church, is situated in the centre of the parish in the village, near to Preston Hall.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9462 5032 (123m by 132m) Centred on
Map sheet TL95SW
Civil Parish PRESTON ST MARY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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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> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 396.

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2012 11:42AM

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