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It is now Grade 1 Listed, has unique medieval features and has to be maintained to meet the Statutory requirements. For latest services and information click here. For address and directions click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/58c49fb8-f0fd-4052-8634-56d0525d16ec/IMG_0892.jpeg About - Local Families The church, a Grade 1 listed building, has connections with almost every phase of English history. It is a gem in the crown of our heritage and has been associated for hundreds of years with some of our oldest local families, such as the Scott family since the 1290s, the Knatchbull/Brabourne family since the 1480s and the Varrier family since 1640s. https://friendsofstmaryseastbrabourne.org/gallery-5-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/e0520cdf-dd9b-48cb-b074-458571ac0c5f/IMG_0891.jpeg Gallery 5 - The small stained glass window in the North wall. Is a relic of a 12th century Window. This is very special. Many windows in old English churches were purposely smashed during the times of Henry VIII or Cromwell, but this one escaped desecration. It was restored in Victorian times, but using the original glass, and it is believed to be England's oldest complete Norman window still in its original setting with light falling through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/d7139df3-783b-4723-a877-ee6a9ca25294/IMG_0928.jpeg Gallery 5 - The ladder or staircase The wooden ladder up to the bell chamber is very rare, and on account of its size and age is almost unique in England. Carbon dating suggested that the felling of the timber was between AD 1345 & AD 1380. The ladder is constructed from one long length of oak tree-trunk, split in two, with the 30 treads cut from smaller branches in a triangular section and kept in place with wooden pegs. All the original wood is believed to be from one tree and though much of this remains, many treads were damaged by deathwatch beetle and had to be replaced in 1936. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/095de33e-0242-470b-9df7-ab4b2d6edf3f/IMG_0891+%281%29.jpeg Gallery 5 The 12th Century Window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/ade0d505-7021-4e04-8b9a-3aa11fe7395d/IMG_0908+%281%29.jpeg Gallery 5 The Tomb Chest of Sir John Scotte d.1485, hemet & windows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/12a7b454-0f83-4167-bfca-079f35bc2a00/IMG_0892.jpeg Gallery 5 The Chancel Looking West https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/3d41f2c8-901a-48a4-877a-e07a7186de99/IMG_0890.jpeg Gallery 5 Alter Tomb containing members of the Scott Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/7be570cd-8b1e-46f4-a981-be1d50281a11/IMG_0893.jpeg Gallery 5 The Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/b15729b8-e81f-4264-ac0e-a14187794c99/IMG_0894.jpeg Gallery 5 The Nave looking East https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/c02bb23a-6f15-4278-8ffb-60df083883cc/IMG_0895.jpeg Gallery 5 The Scott Chapel looking East https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/addacda6-f919-4525-aa3b-63a3bc7c5900/IMG_0898.jpeg Gallery 5 Isabell Lady Clifton d.1433 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/0a200354-854a-4c9b-9a94-a8900ed3dbc5/IMG_0899.jpeg Gallery 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/69a651ef-6f8f-4ef7-8f6f-db6e4d7299a6/IMG_0900.jpeg Gallery 5 Sir William Scott d.1433 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b67ade496b057217f6f262/694b9681-ffe5-4124-9879-adf94093a74f/IMG_0901.jpeg Gallery 5 Dame Elizabeth Pownynges d.1528 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