St Stephens church Up Nately

The Church of St. Stephen consists of a Chance! 11’l” by 7’9”, a Nave 36’ by 20’3”, a small West Tower 6’ square, and a South Vestry. The walls of the Nave belonged to the original 12th Century building, but they have been entirely replaced and later windows have been added.

The Easternmost of the two South side windows of the Nave is of a 15th Century date, and has two cinque-foiled lights, each under a square head with a moulded label. The other Nave windows are modern copies set in old jambs.

At the Western end of the North wall, is the main doorway, is of a late 12th Century date. Its jambs and semi circular arch are of two chamfered orders with a grooved and hollow chamfered abacus and a label enriched with dog-toothed ornament.

The Chancel, the Tower, and the Vestry were all built in 1844. The East window of the Chancel is modern and has three cinque-foiled lights under a four-centred head. The Chance! Arch, entirely of late 12th century stonework, is 4’ 1” in thickness, has square jambs, and the arch is semi-circular with a grooved and hollow chamfered abacus at the springing.

The Box Pews		The roof beams
The interior of the church
Pulpit and lectern		emergency light, these are on the walls down the sides of the church
The organ		Commemorating the building of the tower and vestry in 1844

The Tower has a two-light window under a square head, and the Vestry window is similar. The Tower is built in brick and flint, and has a plain two-light window in each face near the top. Two bells hang in the Tower, one bearing the initials R.P. and the date 1716, and the other merely dated 1715.

The walls of the Nave are faced with flint and brick, except the East wall, which is plastered flint work. The Vestry is of brick, and the Chancel flint and brick
 

The Plate, which is never in the Church except during Eucharist, consists of a silver chalice and cover-paten of 1681 and a silver flagon of 1788 given in 1833 by James Blatch, DD., Vicar, and a silver alms plate of 1792 also given by Dr. Blatch in 1846.
 

The earliest Register contains all entries from 1695 to 1812, except the marriages which stop at 1750. The second book records the marriages to 1812.
 

The Tapestry, depicting The Life of Christ, was worked in cross stitch by Ladies of the Village, and the bells rung at Noon on January 1st. 2000, to welcome the New Millennium