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Grade I listed The church dates from the early 12th century onwards with later additions and alterations. Built of rubble and flint with some brick, tile and stone dressings. It consists of a western tower, nave with clerestory and north and south aisles, chancel, south chapel, and south porch. The west tower dates dates from the early 12th century, the south aisle and arcade are from the late 12th century, and the north aisle and arcade are from the early 14th century. The tower is of three stages with a west Norman doorway. Above is a bellcote with cupola containing a bell, from the 18th century. The nave has arcades of four bays, the south having circular piers and the north having octagonal piers. The south chapel was built by the third Lord Rich in 1607, and contains a monument to Richard, 1st Lord Rich and Robert his son, in alabaster and marble with a kneeling figure (Robert Rich, died 1581) at the west end, and a reclining effigy on top of the altar tomb of Richard Rich, died 1566. He is notorious for participating in the torture of Anne Askew, the only woman to have been tortured in the Tower of London. There is an (allegedly) Norman font, on modern supports. The church has two brasses, one is an unknown Knight in armour. In the north wall of the sanctuary are the remains of a 14th century altar tomb. There is a two manual organ by Hill.
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Grade I listed The church dates from the early 12th century onwards with later additions and alterations. Built of rubble and flint with some brick, tile and stone dressings. It consists of a western tower, nave with clerestory and north and south aisles, chancel, south chapel, and south porch. The west tower dates dates from the early 12th century, the south aisle and arcade are from the late 12th century, and the north aisle and arcade are from the early 14th century. The tower is of three stages with a west Norman doorway. Above is a bellcote with cupola containing a bell, from the 18th century. The nave has arcades of four bays, the south having circular piers and the north having octagonal piers. The south chapel was built by the third Lord Rich in 1607, and contains a monument to Richard, 1st Lord Rich and Robert his son, in alabaster and marble with a kneeling figure (Robert Rich, died 1581) at the west end, and a reclining effigy on top of the altar tomb of Richard Rich, died 1566. He is notorious for participating in the torture of Anne Askew, the only woman to have been tortured in the Tower of London. There is an (allegedly) Norman font, on modern supports. The church has two brasses, one is an unknown Knight in armour. In the north wall of the sanctuary are the remains of a 14th century altar tomb. There is a two manual organ by Hill.
Photo by Jules & Jenny (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)
A view from the north-east of the south chapel and chancel of the Grade I listed Holy Cross Church on the B1417 Braintree Road, Felsted, Essex, England. Camera: Canon EOS 6D with Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM lens. Software: large RAW file lens-corrected, optimized and downsized with DxO OpticsPro 10 Elite, Viewpoint 2, and Adobe Photoshop CS2.
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Holy Cross, Felsted, Essex
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Holy Cross, Felsted, Essex - Churchyard
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