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I Location

II General Description

The W tower is all that remains of an early 12thc. church, rebuilt piecemeal with the addition of N and S aisles later in the medieval period.

III Exterior Features

2. Windows

(i) W tower

The bell openings of the W tower consist of twinned openings with plain outer jambs and a central columnar shaft supporting a pair of arcuated lintels.

S bell opening, W Tower

Triple-scallop shaft capital. Inner face not viewed.

W bell opening, W Tower

As S bell opening. Inner face not viewed.

N bell opening, W Tower

As S bell opening. Inner face concealed by brick pier.

VII History

The manor of Burwash, to which the church belonged, is not mentioned in DS but probably then formed part of Bellingham. There is no documentary evidence for the construction of the church.

VIII Comments/Opinions

Although the VCH asserts that the S and W capitals are `renewed' and the N capital `original' (VCH, ix, p.199), it is clear that all three have been replaced together with their shafts and bases, with the sole exception of the worn N base. This probably took place during the restoration of 1856. The original capitals, from the design of the bell openings, would have dated from the early 12thc.

IX Bibliography