Heraldic stained glass window in the Gawdy Chapel of St Mary's Church, Redenhall, Norfolk. From the demolished Gawdy Hall. Arms of Gawdy: Vert, a tortoise argent
English: St Mary's Church, Redenhall, Norfolk. The Gawdy Chapel window. Vert, a tortoise argent (Gawdy). Gawdy of West Herling, Norfolk, Baronet. See: Farrer, Edmund, Church Heraldry of Norfolk, Vol 1 (1885), pp.20-1[1]. Text: Window of the Gawdy Hall Chapel. XVII. Or, three bars azure, on a canton argent a chaplet gules, leaved vert Holmes, impaling, Sable, a chevron ermine between three saltires couped argent, Grimwood. XVIII. Ermine, on a chevron sable two lions passant, re- spectant, argent, Bewris ? XIX. Purpure, on a chevron or three escallops sable, in base a griffin's head erased argent ; on a chief crenelee azure a cross patonce or between two griffins' heads erased of the fourth Gardner?— E. C. C. p. 204. XX. Per pale or and gules, on a fesse between three antelopes passant two mascles, all counterchanged, Gardner. — Glovers Ordinary. XXI. Argent, a royal tent between two parliament robes gules, lined ermine, the tent garnished or, with pennon and flagstaff of the last ; on a chief azure, a lion passant guardant or, the Merchant Taylors Company. XXII. {On a small round shield.) Gules, a lion rampant argent, Mowbray ? X2CIII. Argent, a lion rampant gules, crowned or, the tail forked and surrounding a cross-crosslet of the second, Brewse? impaling, Sable, a bend between two crescents or, Debenham. XXIV. Argent, a chevron engrailed azure, between three hurts, each charged with a lion's gamb erased of the first, Hogan? impaling, Vert, a tortoise passant in fesse ardent' Gawdy. XXV. Quarterly :— 1 and 4, Gawdy ; 2 and 3, Gyrony of twelve, azure and or, Bassingbourne; impaling, Quarterly, 1 and 4, Argent a wyvern displayed sable, in chief three pallets gules ; 2 and 3, Argent, a chevron sable, between three holly leaves vert, XXVI Gawdy, impaling, Gules, two lions passant in pale argent, debruised by a bendlet or, L' Estrange ? XXVII. Gawdy impaling Bassingbowrne. XXVIII. Gawdy quartering Bassingbowrne. XXIX. Gules, two bars and a -chief indented or, Hare ; impaling Bassingbourne. XXX. Or, on a fesse paly of six gules and argent, between three estoiles of six points sable, a demi-lion rampant between two fleurs-de-lis, all counterchanged, Gay ; impaling Gawdy. The blazon of this shield is taken from E. C. C. p. 204. XXXI. Gules, on a fesse between three estoiles of six points urgent as many mullets sable, Everard ; impaling, Quarterly, Gawdy and Bassingbourne. End of quote St Mary's church > 1431114 is situated on an elevation above the small village of Redenhall. Its magnificent 15th century tower, which took 60 years to build, can be seen for miles > 1431112. Like the equally grand north porch its west facade is covered entirely with flushwork > 1431143. The chancel dates from the 14th century but the church was extensively restored in the second half of the 19th century and the reredos are from this time. The rood screen > 1431153 was re-assembled in 1920 and the panels are over-restored. The tomb of Sir Thomas Gawdy lies between the chancel and the Gawdy chapel > 1431182 at the east end of the north aisle. The heraldic glass in the chapel window comes from the demolished Gawdy Hall as does a 15th century Venetian chest > 1431187 made from cypress wood and with rare paintings inside. The large organ > 1431195 at the west end was built by G.M. Holdich in 1843 - it is the biggest organ he ever built and it has not been altered. The font > 1431201 is a 19th century copy of an older one. St Mary's church is kept locked.