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Parish Church

Parish Church

Foxley

Wiltshire

Probable Saxo-Norman origin with C13, C15, C1708 additions and alterations and late C19 restoration

Architectural Features

North side of chancel has a 3-light C15 window set within a Tudor-arched recess which may denote a demolished Early English tomb recess

Aisle-transept has 2 gable ends and 2 and 3-light C15 windows under flat heads with hoodmoulds and large lozenge labels

C15 tower restored c1708 of 2 stages with low, diagonal buttresses to west corners, 2 round- headed lights to bell openings and oversized crocketed corner pinnacles

Nave has C13 north arcade to aisle-transept (2 bays with further, west, bay demolished): clustered shafts, trumpet and stiff-leaf capitals and pointed arches with 2 orders of roll moulding

C15 tie and collar-beam roof with arched braces to collars and single tier of windbraces

C15 open rafter roofs to chancel and north transept

Chancel has nodding ogee-headed niche to north wall cut off by insertion of C15 wall and window

Nave has C13 font: circular pillar with ring shaft and circular bowl

early C18 pulpit

North transept has fine 1722 monument to George Ayliffe by Stanton and Horsenail: marble in Baroque style with barley sugar columns, flaming urns and frothy inscription cartouche

Fine stained glass Luce memorial window of 1901 to nave south wall, 1865 and 1866 windows to chancel and later C19 window to transept.