The church of St Mary the Virgin in Carlton Curlieu.
The main body of the church was rebuilt in 1767, with a further restoration in
1880/81, when the roof was renewed and raised, and the S/porch rebuilt. At the same
time the north chapel was rebuilt to serve as a vestry and house the organ. The organ,
lectern and font were a gift Mr & Mrs E.F.Bigge, who were then living at Carlton
Hall.
The 19th century stained glass east window was the gift of Colonel Palmer and other
members of his family. The communion plate consists of a cup and paten, dated 1686
which were the gift of Frances Grantham whose daughter married into the Palmer
The oldest existing Church Register dates back only to 1749, but incomplete copies of the earlier lost Registers, which were sent to the Bishop of the Diocese
annually, known as Bishop’s transcripts, dating back to 1571/72, are still extant in the County Archives. In the vestry behind the organ, there is an alabaster monument bearing the recumbent effigies of Sir John Bale (d. 1622) and of his wife Frances (d 1624) and carved in relief behind them, are the standing figures of their children.
The Bale family had been Lords of the manor
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