Benchmark - St Mary - Yaxley, Suffolk
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N 52° 19.329 E 001° 06.633
31U E 371226 N 5798551
A cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Mary's church tower, Yaxley.
Waymark Code: WMVW2G
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/01/2017
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A cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Mary's church tower, Yaxley.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
TM |
1207 |
7389 |
CUT MARK |
ST MARYS CH TWR BUTT SW ANG S FACE |
45.873 |
3 |
'N' |
1972 |
0.400 |
"Yaxley's delightful parish church dates to the early 14th century and was rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th century. One of the results of that rebuilding was the beautiful north porch, decorated with beautiful flint flushwork and boasting a parvise, or small priest's chamber, over the entrance arch.
The porch was a gift of the Yaxley family in about AD 1480 and rises as high as the nave eaves. The outer arch is decorated with carved figures including St Blaise atop a monster, and Hercules battling the Nemean lion. Look for figures of small dogs carved around the arch spandrels. Over the arch is a frieze of panels with coronets and the repeated initial 'M', for the Virgin Mary, to whom the church is dedicated.
The chancel was rebuilt and a south porch added in 1868. At the west end of the nave is a striking 14th century tower, curiously lacking an entrance door."
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