St Mary, Guilden Morden c.1902

St Mary the Virgin, Guilden Morden

History of St Mary the Virgin

Listed Building

Parish church. C12 carved stones reused in south aisle. Mid C13 nave and three bays of south arcade, both north and south aisles completed in early to mid C14. West tower c.1400; clerestorey C15 and chancel rebuilt. South porch added c.1500 and vestry C16. Spire reconstructed in C17, was rebuilt again in 1972.

Chest tomb. Dated 1798. (Historic England)

This artwork by Susan Llewelyn Elvidge was commissioned by relatives of the fallen and the Guilden Morden Local History Group Funded by a Heritage Lottery grant and public donations. 11.11.2018

Crusader’s chest – used for collections in kind, then sold and the resulting money used for financing crusades.

The rood screen has survived intact and is one of finest of its period in the country, dating, it is believed from the 14th century.

The two painted figures are Erkenwald, Bishop of London in 675, and Edmund, King of East Anglia, martyred in 870.