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St Mary

Architectural Features

early C14 south aisle and arcade

C15 chancel and tower

upper part of tower later C15

Tile roofs with stone coped gables

Blocked C12 north doorway has nook-shafts with moulded capitals, scrolled to left, scalloped to right

3 Decorated windows and small C12 round-headed window in one piece, set high up

First and third windows early C14, of 3 lights with cusped Intersecting tracery

Later C14 western window of 2 trefoiled lights with pierced spandrels

Early C14 3-light east window with Reticulated tracery and sunk chamfered jambs and arch, and hood-mould

C16 moulded 4-centred west doorway

Chancel has early C14 piscina with pierced trefoiled round arch

Early C14 chancel arch of 2 chamfered bases and moulded capitals

To nave C13 carved stone square panel, reset above north capital in 1888

Carved with the Lamb and Cross in circular panel with leaves in spandrels

On south side remains of late C13 niche with quarter shafts and straight head

Romanesque north window has C13 painted tendrils

Early C14 three-bay arcade has octagonal pillars and responds with moulded capitals and bases

C19 boarded barrel vault with three early C16 moulded tie beams

South aisle has C15 piscina with trefoiled 4-centred heads and octafailed round basin

Arched barrel vault with early C16 moulded ribs

carved floral bosses and carved and moulded wall plates and corbels

Fittings: Early C17 oak 5-sided pulpit with arcaded panels and fluted pilasters

on carved stone base of 1909

Chancel has late C17 altar rails with heavy column-on-vase balusters

Disused early C13 alabaster font at east end of south aisle has baluster with acanthus band and quadrooned bowl

Late C19 Early English style carved stone font at west end of south aisle has cylindrical bowl and 3 shafts

Stained glass: South east window 1873

Monuments: Very fine C13 coffin lid in chancel has elaborate foliated cross and foliage carving, and Latin inscription commemorating a Prior

Wall monuments: Chancel north Charles Knottesford, died 1697

South wall: Mid C17 monument with columns and pediment

inscribed brass with details of bread charity. church forms a group with Old Castle (q.v.) and a number of monuments (q.v.). (V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.III, p.184-186