all
four faces of the tower. At the north-west angle of the tower is a
staircase turret. Within the south door, against the west wall, is an
old stone coffin, with broken lid, ornamented with an incised floriated
cross; this was discovered at the time of the restoration.
The arcade of the north aisle is of three bays, being part of the old
church, in Early English style, with plain arches, supported on one
octagonal pier and one shafted pier, with dog-tooth ornament, the former
having foliage on the capital. In the north wall of the nave are three
square-headed windows of three lights, with trefoils above, the glass
being plain, except a border of red, purple, and yellow. In the south
wall are three two-light windows, with trefoil and circle above; the
glass being modern, with various coloured scripture texts.
The sittings are of deal, with plain poppy-heads. The pulpit is of
modern oak, of five panels, each panel being divided into two trefoiled
arched partitions; the central panel having a trefoil above, and below it
a square piece of carved old oak, representing Elijah blessing the cruse
of oil for the widow of Zarephath. The vestry, at the east end of the
north aisle, has one small trefoiled window. The tower and the spire
were added at the restoration. The chancel has a decorated east window
of three lights, with three quatrefoils above. It is filled with modern
coloured glass, the subjects being, in the centre the Saviour risen from
the tomb, on the left an angel seated at the tomb, and on the right the
Magdalen. There is an inscription, "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not,
for I am not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say
unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and
your God. John xx, 17."
The north and south chancel walls have each one two-light trefoiled
window, with quatrefoil above; plain glass, except the coloured band. In
the south wall is a curious square projecting Norman piscina, with fluted
basin, and fluted sides. In the north wall is an arched sepulchral
recess. The chancel arch is plain Early English. The roof, like the
sittings, is of pitch pine. The font has a plain octagonal large bowl of
Barnack stone, its upper rim being modern, the shaft plain quadrilateral,
with plain square columns at the angles; base and pediment octagonal.
The register dates from 1561. It begins with the note "The Register
booke of Woodenderbye, containin
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