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St Chad

St Chad

Wishaw CP

Warwickshire

C13 in origin with C14 and C15 alterations and additions and a major addition of circa 1700

Architectural Features

plain tile roof with stone coped verges

Large pointed window above with similar mouldings and glass within a network of lead cames

Nave and aisles: the north aisle is C15 and has a square-headed window in the centre of the north side containing 2 trefoil-headed lights beneath a 4-centred arch with sunken spandrels

Mid-C14 south aisle with some C19 renewal of the stonewark

Late C15 clerestory of paired trefoil headed lights beneath semi-circular heads

Chancel: early C14

Pointed east window of 3 lights with reticulated tracery and keel-moulded hood with stops carved as human heads

Interior: the C13 north arcade was remodelled in the C15: pointed arches of 2 chamfered orders, the outer with broach stops

westernmost of the 2 columns is C13 and cylindrical

other is C15 and octagonal as are the 2 responds

Mid-C14 south arcade with octagonal columns, moulded capitals and pointed arches of 2 chamfered orders

Acutely pointed early C14 chancel arch of 2 continuous chamfered orders

Fittings: C18 baluster font with gadrooned basin

C19 font, octagonal on cylindrical pedestal with waterholding base

C19 Gothic pulpit, removed from St

Monuments: south aisle: Andrew Hacket, died 1709

large aedicular wall monument with Ionic columns on brackets and scrolled pediment with central urn