2014

TQ5827 : Lady Chapel Window, St Dunstan's church, Mayfield

taken 10 years ago, near to Mayfield, East Sussex, England

Lady Chapel Window, St Dunstan's church, Mayfield
Lady Chapel Window, St Dunstan's church, Mayfield
Designed by Meg Lawrence following a fire in this area of the church, the window was made in 1999. It features some glass from 1900, and some blown glass from England, France and Germany. This consists of pot metal, flashed glass and streaky glass. The flames in the tracery remember the fire.
There are 8 scenes including The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Nativity, The Crucifixion and Coronation of Mary.
St Dunstan's church, Mayfield

Grade I listed.
There was originally a wooden church on this site in 960 AD built by St Dunstan - the great Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mayfield was one of the largest villages in the deanery of South Malling and the Archbishop of Canterbury had a palace behind the church.
Between 1100 and 1200 and Normans replaced the wooden church with one of stone. The tower is 13th C with a broached shingled spire. The church burned down in 1389 (as was much of the Village!) but was rebuilt by 1420 and this is the church we see now.
The porch is 15th century and has carved animals in the roof. There is a parvise above.
The South aisle has a Lady Chapel first mentioned in 1570. It was refurbished after a fire in 1994.
Some of the choir stalls date back to 15th C. There is a small but fine memorial to Thomas Aynscombe by Nicholas Stone.
Many of the memorials in the church belong to the Baker and Kirby families. These were local ironmaster families. The nave has four tomb slabs of Sussex iron
The tower, which had developed cracks, was restored in the 1980's. There has been little other restoration over the years apart from some in 1867-69.

The organ is by Walker from 1997.


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TQ5827, 235 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 29 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5866 2702 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.2400N 0:15.6467E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5865 2702
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