Stiffleaf's photos

nave towards the east showing the c13 chancel and transept, the former heavily rebuilt in the 1860s

the organ of c.1790 sits in the tower behind part of the dado of the c15 rood screen and the plain font

lion from c15 hammerbeam roof in south transept

at first I thought this to be a jacobean roof over the north transept, but the lack of c18 nail holes from a ceiling and the mixture of polygonal necking with apparent cushion capitals on the pillars make me suspicious of what remains a good open roof. it's probably an old roof that had masses of C19 work done to it, but I couldn't find out enough details from lambeth palace records to nail this one down, so if anyone knows anything.....

tomb of mary scott, c18 with arms containing referance to the roet family with its links to chaucer and john of gaunt. beautifully cut slab, deserves better treatment than to have an altar leg plonked on it. there is a c17 brass also in the chancel which I found covered in wax and equally uncared for.

the chancel dates from c.1260-70, but the entire east end including half of each side wall was rebuilt in the mid c19. pevsner claims originality for the interior of these side windows, but does not say on what grounds, and they look as suspicious as the c19 east window to me and fall within the part rebuilt from the ground, so I'd say the jury was out unless you know better....

the chancel dates from c.1260-70, but the entire east end including half of each side wall was rebuilt in the mid c19. pevsner claims originality for the interior of all the side windows, but does not say on what grounds, and they look as suspicious as the c19 east window to me, so I'd say the jury was out unless you know better....

the chancel dates from c.1260-70, but the entire east end including this new replacement east window was rebuilt from the ground in c.1861

the chancel dates from c.1260-70, but the entire east end including half of each side wall was rebuilt in the mid c19 . I'm mighty suspicious of the chancel arch and the two squints, they look completely victorian to me.

green men on capital of n.e.window in the chancel which dates from c.1260-70, but the entire east end including half of each side wall was rebuilt in the mid c19. pevsner claims originality for the interior of the side windows, but does not say on what grounds, and they look as suspicious as the c19 east window to me, so I'd say the jury was out unless you know better....

view through blomfield's aisle of 1898 into very restored c13 chancel. this church was locked and no sign for the key, rare luckily in essex still. black mark, birchanger.

west end with early c12 doorway from north , moved when blomfield added the north aisle and bellcote in 1898. this church was locked and no notice about the key anywhere, luckily rare in essex so a black mark for birchanger.

c17 glass from the hall of the parish clerks company, a city company without livery whose hall in silver street was destroyed in the war leaving glass which has ended up in the museum of london . this portrait panel with another of a slightly later master of the company bracketted two small german panels underneath a large royal coat of arms of charles2

built to the designs of philip hardwick in 1829-35, one of the grandest of the halls of the city livery companies. an early example of victorian prosperity leading to increased ornamentalism and the change from neo-classicism and neo-grecian architecture to the florid baroque and looser more eclectic classicism of the middle and later years of the c19. the large ornamental carvings on this facade are by s.nixon.

st.cecilia in the clouds with angel musicians in this german glass of c.1650, in c17 window from the parish clerks hall , prob fitted c.1690. removed during the war, now in the museum of london. the company of parish clerks is a city company without livery, their clerical attire being deemed to predate and preclude it. there are about 150 churches within the area of their remit, many have been destroyed over the centuries but still have parish clerks and wards.

c18 figure of father time from church [clock?] now in museum of london

royal arms of charles 2 designed by richard wallis of the painter stainers company. part of c17 window from the parish clerks hall in silver street prob fitted c.1690 . removed during the war, now in the museum of london. the company of parish clerks is a city company without livery, their clerical attire being deemed to predate and preclude it. there are about 150 churches within the area of their remit, many have been destroyed over the centuries but still have parish clerks and wards.