St Mary
Sisland, Norfolk
Seen from the lane it is a thatched brick building, whitewashed except for where the windows and doors are picked out in red brick.
It dates almost entirely from the 15th century, and is built of flint, stone and brick, with excellent flintwork on the porch. Above the porch door is a rare survival, a statue of the Holy Trinity (albeit God has a new head); images such as this were usually either destroyed or defaced at the Reformation, or later, by Puritan iconoclasts. The interior is high and light, with clerestory windows adding both daylight and elegance to the nave.
The church is particularly noted for its font and screen. The former is a seven sacrament font and is raised on beautifully carved stone steps. The font itself retains its canopied panels, but the seven scenes that were once depicted within the panels have been erased. The screen dates from the 15th century, and many of its painted panels are in very good condition. Among the scenes depicted are the Virgin and Child, the Adoration of the Magi and the Ascension.
Among the monuments is one to Lady Dionysius Williamson, who made a significant financial contribution to Sir Christopher Wren's rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London.