Description

BRENT ELEIGH HALL ROAD
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5377
Church of St Mary
the Virgin
TL 94 NW 36/173 23.1 .58
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An early C14 stone and flint building standing on high ground to the
north of the village near to Brent Eleigh Hall. It is an outstanding
example of a manorial church;with many original features; which has escaped
C19 restoration. There is a fine early C14 south door carved with reticulated
blank tracery. The interior has a complete set of high box pews, some Jacobean but
mostly C18. The manorial pew, probably a former chapel, is enclosed by old screens. Th
east wall of the chancel has a remarkable mediaeval wall painting of
the crucifixion with figures of women. It was probably the original
reredos dating from circa 1300. There is also a C14 wall painting of
angels and a C16 painting of the harrowing of hell. The font is early
C14 with a C17 cover and the pulpit is C17. In the chancel there is
a standing wall monument to Edward Colman (d 1739) by Thomas Dunn, the
sculptor.

Listing NGR: TL9420848244

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Mary's Church, Brent Eleigh at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17542409

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings