St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church, Essex

St Mary The Virgin's Church, Little Wakering

Church Details

Visited: 26/10/2002, 13/09/2003 & 03/04/2014
Locking Status: Locked - no keyholder details
Built: Nave/chancel - Norman. Tower - early C15.
Restoration: 1878 (chancel); 1884 (nave); 1935-6 (general)
Restoration Architect: W.J. Wood; W.J. Wood; C.C. Winmill & William Weir
Website: http://www.allsaintsbarling.org.uk/home/st-marys

Since my first visit, St Mary the Virgin has merged with the church of All Saints, Barling. As a result, regular services are no longer held at St Mary's - and as of April 2014, the interior of the church was undergoing a reordering. The original interior images have been retained below, to compare between the old and new ordering.

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church

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Internal Images

St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - Images i001-i004 show the church as it was 10 years ago. Images i005 and i006 show the church now that it is no longer used for regular services, and was (as of April 2014) undergoing a re-ordering to allow different uses.

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Glass Images

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - In memory of Elizabeth, wife of John Vallance - Born Jany 8th 1835, Died June 12th 1877 === Louisa Catherine Daniel - Born Feby 13th 1838, died April 11th 1872. === Arthur William Trollope Daniel B.A. Barr at Law - Born Jany 3rd 1841 - Died Jany 26th 1873 + W.M. Daniel - Vicar.

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. === And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. === And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. LUKE XXIV, 50.

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - To the glory of God & in memory of Robert Thomas Shea M.A. - vicar of Little Wakering 1886 - 1924? - also of his wife Constance died 1935.

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Monument Images

St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - Here lyeth y body of BRADFORD BURY Gen that lived at Wakering Hall. He deceased y 10 day of July Anno Dom 1675 in y 48 yeare of his age. === Earth standeth fixt yet there I lived opprest, Heaven always moves ye there is all my rest. Enlarge thy self my soule with meditation. Mount there & there bespake thy habitation. Where joys are full & pure not mixt with mourning. ??? ??? from which ???

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - This tablet is erected by his sorrowing family to the beloved memory of the Revd Joseph Edyvean Commins M.A. for 28 years vicar of this parish. === Obt March 29 1856 - aged 61 === Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26-3

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Miscellaneous Images

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church - The mural paintings in this photograph can be seen on the splays of the North window. They depict the nativity in the East and a Bishop, St Denys, of the West. They were restore by professor Tristam and must certainly date the foundation of this church as being earlier than 12th century.

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Postcard Images

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St Mary the Virgin, Little Wakering Church -

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