Parish Church of St Mary, Aythorpe Roding (EHER 14406)

The nave and chancel are 13th century and the bell-turret is 15th century. It was restored in the 19th century when the north vestry and south porch were added. The walls are probably of flint-rubble but are entirely covered with cement, the dressings are of clunch, the roofs are tiled, the bell-turret weather-boarded and the spire shingled.

Monument description derived from merging EHER 14406, 14407, and 37190. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: St Mary's Church (C of E) [NAT]. <1> Ch [NAT]. <2> Parish Church of St Mary. Chancel and nave of the 13th century, and the bell turret of about 1300. The church is flint rubble, cement rendered externally and plastered internally, with clunch dressings much restored. The roofs are tiled, the bell turret is weatherboarded, and the spire is shingled. There are 13th century lancet windows, much restored externally in the north and south wall of nave. The chancel roof is framed in seven cants, mostly 19th century, but with one complete rafter couple at east end and some reused collar-braces on the 19th century rafters. The nave roof has two tie beams, the east plain and wavey, the west moulded, of the 15th century. It has three inscribed bells, said to be by John Tonne, of the early 16th century. There is a 13th century stone coffin lid set in floor, and a 13 the century piscina in south corner of chancel. North vestry and south porch were added late in the 19th century. The brick angle buttress at east end is early 20th century, and the doorways are 19th century. Three plain benches are of the 16th century, and five others are rebuilt with some later timber. Pulpit, font, and all other benches are 19th century. The south door-leaf is 19th century but incorporates older stock-lock, latch and nails. RCHM 1. Grade II*. <3> <4> Bell turret at west end of nave on four posts, with curved braces to east tie-beam only, dating to about 1300. <5> 1986. Watching brief. A watching brief discovered the remains of a possible buttress a few sherds of 15th to 16th century pottery which probably represented activity associated with the building of the tower. <6> See also: <7> - <12>