St. Mary’s Church in Dallinghoo is a well-maintained 12th century church with, unusually, the tower is at the east end of the church. In the past there was a chancel that was situated on the east end of the tower but it collapsed and very little can be seen nowadays. The church has an interesting Tudor pulpit and a lovely stained glass window at the east end.
A wide nave is spanned by a shallow arch-braced roof and the base of the tower serves as the chancel. The 18th century communion rails have twisted balusters and fluted gate-posts. The pulpit dates from the mid-17th century and rises from a short stem of bunched scrolls. There are flattened acanthus scrolls at the angles.
The large 19th century window may have been inserted in the eastern arch when the collapsed east chancel was removed. The highly coloured window glass is by Albert Moore.
This is a model of the Church suggesting how it would look today if the original Chancel had survived. You can still see the outline of the old roof at the end of the tower. The two extensions added by the Victorians, the further is the porch with the second built to house the organ. On the north side is a more modern building which used be be the village school, now the vestry.
The tower used to have a peal of 4 bells but 3 were mysteriously removed many years ago and their whereabouts has been lost in the mists of time, the hunt for them continues to this day.
