HER 11274 - CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Church. Cll tower, north chancel arcade and south chancel chapel 13th century with 15th century alterations; south aisle and porch 15th century. North aisle 1856 by Rhode-Hawkins. Church restored in 1870 by J.L. Pearson and the upper stage of the tower renewed in Perpendicular style by Baker-King in 1910. Ironstone rubble with ashlar dressings to tower, coursed stone to remainder; battlemented parapets partly obscuring slate roof; plain tiled pyramidal roof over tower with iron and wood crowning weathervane. Tower to west, aisled pave with two storey porch to south, rood turret between south aisle and south chancel chapel to east with vestry to north. Unbuttressed 3 stage tower with two-light window to west face and top stage with Perpendicular style windows and angle gargoyles. 19th century aisle windows in elaborate Perpendicular style, lancets to east 1870. 15th century 3 light segmental head windows to south chancel chapel with quatrefoil opening below associated with Roger the Hermit of Bletchingley. Arched west door with jamb shafts and human head stops to hood moulding. Renewed south door under 15th century roll moulded surround in rich battlemented and crocketed Perpendicular porch. Interior: 4 bay nave arcades on lobed and convex compound piers of quatrefoil section. 15th century timber nave roof with tie beams supported on carved stone brackets in the shape of human and Devils heads. Tower arch to west on square responds and corner shafts with upright leaf and volute carving. Chancel with Norman window on east end of north side. Chamfered reveals to other northern chancel windows on short shafts standing on wall seats. Fittings: Reredos to east end of chancel by G.E. Street 1870 including portrayal of Bishop Wilberforce amongst apostles. trefoil head perpendicular style piscina in east wall of south chancel chapel. 15th century stone canopy to north aisle in chapel of the Holy Spirit. Jacobean oak pulpit, 1650. Central stem with panelled sides, fluted pilasters to back board flanking arched niche. 15th century stone font, octagonal bowl with quatrefoils, octagonal stem with trefoil-headed niches. Stained glass: Two south aisle windows by Camper and Kempe. Monuments: South chapel east wall. To Sir Robert and Lady Clayton 1705 by Robert Crutcher, the only known example of his work. Veined grey marble with darker grey ground, over life size standing figures in aedicular surround with crowning segmental arch inside broken and split pediment supporting fluted corinthian columns and panelled pilasters on panelled plinth. Standing figures of Sir Robert and Lady Clayton in contemporary dress with their son in swaddling clothes between. Mourning cherubs on ends and in top of central drapery inscription panel. Iron railings across the front-with twisted standards to ends and centre. South chancel chapel, south chapel wall. Monument to Anna, Lady Clayton 1772 by 14. Tyler. Marble with standing cherub leaning on draped urn. South Chancel Arcade, east bay: Chest tomb to Sir Thomas Cawarden. Died 1559. (Anne of Cleves steward). Stone with angle pilasters and recessed panels to north and south sides containing strapwork rosettes and bars. Small brass plate on top with Italic inscription. North Aisle, east bay: Monument to Sir William Beasley died 1809 by J. Bacon junior. Stone, grey ground with white marble female figure carrying scales; draped urn on pedestal surrounded by references to his service in East India Company i.e. Ships and Elephants. North Aisle wall: Monument to Nathaniel Harris. 1625. Black inscription panel flanking pilaster shafts, brown stone with dentilled cornice, gadroon type decoration to apron. SOURCES: PEVSNER - Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) pp,l155 V.C.H, Surrey (1967) Vol. Iv. pp. 261-264. Listing NGR: TQ3276350852

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