Little Thurrock

Last Friday I aimed to finish off Thurrock and Brentwood but missed North Stifford and couldn't find Childerditch both of which I'll try to do next week.

I took St Mary the Virgin, locked no keyholder, to be Victorian but, according to Pevsner, it's mostly old but heavily restored. Approached from the north it's dark and depressing (not helped by the overcast sky) and rather ugly and even from the SE it's decidedly mediocre.

ST MARY THE VIRGIN. Norman nave and chancel arch (re-built except for the slightly decorated abaci of the responds). Plain Norman S doorway. C14 chancel. W front with bell-turret and inside a pretty triple arch separating the tower part from the nave. All this seems to belong to the restoration of 1878, but looks rather c. 1840. - SEDILIA. Three seats separated by shafts with moulded capitals; pointed arches, hood-moulds; the whole framed. - PULPIT. 1700; plain panels; the Jacobean tradition at last completely gone.

Mee missed it.

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