St Mary's church - the Hastings brass

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 9 May 2007

The church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890917 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890930 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890941 dates from the 14th century and was built by Sir Hugh Hastyngs, whose life-sized brass has survived: a replica, as well as the remains of the original (seen here) - dated to 1347 and executed after the design on the Earl of Pembroke's tomb in Westminster Abbey - can still be seen today. St Mary's has no aisles and the nave roof spans 12 metres, which makes it the widest pillarless nave in East Anglia > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890928. The communion rails are late C18 or early C19. There are a number of medieval survivals such as the C14 font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890943 with a magnificent 15th century cover > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890949. C14 stained glass can be seen in one of the chancel windows, and there is a medieval rood screen dado with 8 painted panels; the paintings, however, are very faded > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/890931. The church is open every day. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/elsing/elsing.htm

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