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the Holy Cross

The Holy Cross

Sherston

Wiltshire

Late C12 (north arcade)

Architectural Features

early C13 (crossing and north transept)

late C13 (chancel)

Nave south side has a 2-cusped- light C15 window under flat head with hoodmould

Nave and north aisle west windows under gables are C15 of 4-lights with pointed heads and panelled tracery

North aisle has a 3-light C15 window

paired C13 lancets and a trefoil-headed C13 doorway

South aisle has three 4-light C15 windows under flat heads with hoodmoulds, moulded string courses, buttresses with set-offs and an embattled parapet

Chancel has restored 3-light C13 east window with cusped heads and attached shafts

North transept has a 3- light lancet window with dragon heads to hoodmould and re-used C12 corbel table

C15 south porch with diagonal buttresses and panelled embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles

Fragment of medieval sculpture to right, reputedly of Saxon hero Rattlebone but probably of cleric

Crossing tower has C13 demi-shafts with face corbels and large heavy chamfered pointed arches dating from the 1730 rebuilding

Nave has C15 tomb recess on north wall, former rood stair opening on north side of crossing arch and walk-through squint also to north side of crossing

Piscina on east wall of north transept and C14 tomb recess with mutilated figure on north wall

Nave has restored C13 font with shafted base and octagonal bowl

Jacobean vestment chest and pulpit

3 wall monuments and an 1883 stained glass west Window

Chancel has 2 wall monuments to the Hodges family (1676, restored 1861) and the Estcourt-Cresswells of 1788

Late C19 stained glass east window

South aisle has fine 1715 monument to Joyce Hitchings: praying woman in shell-hooded niche on south wall.