St. Mary, Everdon, Northamptonshire
Description
The church of St. Mary is a spacious building of stone in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, north and south porches, and a western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and 5 bells, recently repaired and dating from 1625-35: the beautiful south porch and doorway afford a rich example of the Decorated period: the chancel was partly restored and a new east window inserted about 1860, and is divided from the nave by a fine carved oak screen: there are tablets on the north wall to the Rev. George Rowney Green A.M. fellow of Eton College and 25 years rector of this parish, d. 19 April, 1860; Eleanor, his wife, d. 22 Aug. 1873; and to Charles Phillpotts Green R.N. their youngest son, d. off Rio de Janeiro, 27 March, 1851; also to John Hayes A.M. 17 years rector here, ob. 1806: in the south aisle is a monument with arms to Thomas Spencer esq. ob. 17 Aug. 1576, and Dorothy, his wife, daughter of Sir William Spencer, kt. ob. 14 Sept. 1575, erected by their daughter and co-heiress, Susannah Temple, in 1606: in the same aisle is a modern brass to David Richard St. Paul esq. J.P., D.L. of Everdon Hall, d. 28 Feb. 1886, erected by his three children: in 1891-92 the church was thoroughly restored and reseated with open oak benches, under the superintendence of Messrs. Bodley and Garner, architects, of London, and in 1906 a stained east window was presented by H. Hawkins esq. of Everdon Hall, as a memorial of Queen Victoria, and a new organ was also placed in the church: in 1912 an oak lectern and fald-stool were added: there are 400 sittings.
Church Records
The parish registers date from the year 1558, but are missing from 1637 to 1683.