Photographs of the Church Of St John The Baptist, Our Lady & St Laurence, Thaxted

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Thaxted Church is one of the grandest in Essex. It is 183 feet long and 87 feet wide. It stands on a hill and dominates the town. The building began in 1340 and was completed in 1510. It is one of the finest examples of the perpendicular style of architecture in East Anglia. The Church was built in the form of a cathedral, with a fine crossing between the main body and the chancel.
The chancel is flanked by two side chapels (the Becket Chapel to the north and the Lady Chapel to the south). Both transepts also have chapels. Both porches are vaulted, and both have a spiral staircase leading to a room above and ending in a turret.