Mid-sixteenth-century
An angel in a blue tunic, with golden hair, wings and belt.
Angels are a common feature in roof bosses, and this is one of many found in St Mary's. Its open palms are a gesture inviting us to look up and heed the lessons found in the ceiling.
This area of nave has a particular concentration of bosses representing sin. This would have also been the part of the church where the pulpit and rood, a large cross or crucifix, would have been located. The bosses could therefore be a reflection of the sermons focused on the Last Judgement.
The ceiling in the nave was repainted in 1865.