The church of St. Mary at
Thundridge consists of chancel, north
vestry, nave, and west tower. The church was built in 1853 of
squared rubble with stone dressings, to take the place of the old
church
(
GC1D35H), of which only the tower now remains.
On the erection of
the new church, Thundridge old church,
which was dedicated variously to All Saints and to St. Mary, was
pulled down. There was a chapel to Hugh de
Grentmesnil, who was tenant in 1086.
The tower of the old church, which was erected in the 15th century,
is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, and is of three
stages, with angle buttresses on the west. The second stage has
narrow single lights on the north, south and west faces and a
sundial on the south. Each face of the belfry stage has a window of
two trefoiled lights with a
quatrefoiled opening in the head, under
a four-centred arch.
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keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid
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