St Margaret's Church, Halstead

The nave and the lean-to south aisle are combined under a single roof built by W. M. Teulon between 1880 and 1881.

The south-west porch is timber-framed, and is "picturesquely" grouped with the south-east gabled window and a large west bell-gable.

The interior is unified, boasting "three-bay arcades with circular piers, bold capitals and deeply moulded red brick arches.

The stained glass windows in the west of the nave were designed by Casolani and brought in from the old church in 1867.

[2] Monuments present inside the church include a dedication to William Burys, who died in 1444 and is depicted in armour in 26 inch high brass; William Petley, who died in 1528 and is depicted with his wife in a comparatively small brass; and Sir James Ashe, who died in 1733, his dedication presented in a white marble tablet, depicting cherubs at the top and bottom, and signed by Jonathan Barker - this is the latter's only known work.