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St Mary

St Mary

Blymhill

Staffordshire

C14, C15, but with much work by G.E Street of 1856-59 and minor later alterations.

Architectural Features

Early C15 tower of four stages, two-stage angle buttresses, string courses to top stage only with gargoyles at centres

rose window to east and three-light pointed to west - the latter with bas relief carved panels to spandrels of tracery below quatrefoil and leopard gargoyle to right.

large carved Lion gargoyle clutching buttresses between aisle and vestry.

Chancel: C14, lower than nave

circular font on engaged marble columns and carved spike cover, octagonal pulpit on similar base, all by Street

part-painted timber reredos arcaded screen of 1876, circular brass communion rail and brass and wrought-iron screen of floral diaper pattern between chancel and north aisle

Glass mid C19: aisles by Wailes, chancel by Hardman and east window by Burlison and Grylls, C20 east window to north aisle.

Monuments: framed bas-relief marble angel to north and German wooden bas relief of Nativity to south of chancel

three inscribed oval and circular monuments in marble and stone 1776-1849 to Dickenson family.