Priory Church of the Virgin
Mary
Little Dunmow
Founded in 1104, all that remains from this plan is the Lady Chapel. The rest was destroyed over the ages.
The Parish Church today.
The Parish Church underwent a major renovation and re-ordering during
the 1870's, and the Church you see today is largely the work of the celebrated
Church Architect Fred Chancellor (1825-1918). His work includes the East
Window; The Pulpit; The Chancel steps; The Bell Tower; Buttresses on the
South Wall; the present pews; and the re-positioning of most of the North
Wall including the building of a small vestry.
As you stand by the door looking down the Church you are facing east
with the north wall on your left, and the south wall on your right. The
Church is 76.5 ft. long and 18 ft. wide. The building of the Priory took
many years, and the Church dates from the fourteenth century although,
the arches forming the arcade on the north side are twelfth century, and
the west wall is
thirteenth century.
