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St Giles

St Giles

Whittington

Staffordshire

Mostly 1761 retaining some earlier, probably C14 material, with additions of 1881 by Ewan Christian.

Architectural Features

West tower: C14 and later two stages with crenellated parapet and recessed stone spire, the upper stage is marked by a string course and is a later addition to the tower

Fittings: font or circa 1878 with colonettes to each corner of the pedestal., octagonal basin with quatrefoil panels

good oak pulpit of 1678 on a barley-sugar twist column, octagonal with carved and panelled sides and canopy with egg and dart moulding and carved cherubs

C17 oak chair in the chancel

Monuments.

Nave, south wall: bracketed aedicule to Zacharius Babington, died 1688, Corinthian columns, diminutive semi-circular pediment carved with foliage and containing a coat of arms

tablet to Thomas Brudenell, died 1670.

Stained glass fragments of C15 glass in north and south chancel windows