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St Mary Magdalene

St Mary Magdalene

Keyworth

Nottinghamshire

C14, C15, restored 1874, 1884, C20.

Architectural Features

Plain tile roofs to porch, nave and chancel and remainder lead.

Early C15 tower of 2 stages set on a deep plinth with parapet and the remains of 4 gargoyles to each side with further single gargoyles at the angles.

Surmounting the tower is a rectangular plinth with 4 rectangular openings on each side, this supports a squat embattled octagonal turret which has 2 rectangular openings to alternate sides, the remains of 8 gargoyles and in turn supports a dwarf spire.

The west wall of the tower has a single arched restored C15 window with 3 lights both under and above the single transom and cusped panel tracery.

The buttressed north wall is set on a chamfered plinth and has to the left a wooden porch enclosing the remainder of the north wall which has a moulded pointed arched doorway and to the left a single restored C14 window with 2 trefoil arched lights and tracery under a flat arch.

The east wall has a single restored C14 window with 2 trefoil arched lights and mouchettes under a flat arch.

Attached to the left of the porch and projecting from the north chancel is a large C20 brick and plain tile vestry.

The north wall of the chancel enclosed by this has 2 early C14 trefoil arched lights with hood moulds and label stops and continuous sill band, to the left is an arched doorway.

Single arched, restored C14 3 light window with reticulated tracery, hood mould and label stops and continuous sill band which extends to the buttressed south chancel with single restored C14 arched 2 light window with reticulated tracery, hood mould and label stops.

The south nave has 2 C14 2 light windows each with trefoil arched and cusped lights under a flat arch.

Single restored C15 window with 2 cinquefoil arched lights under a flat arch.

2 bay late C14 nave arcade with double chamfered arches'and single octagonal column with moulded capital.

C19 chamfered and moulded chancel arch with C19 rood screen.

Chair with Cl? carved back.

C19 ashlar pulpit with blind tracery.

Ashlar font with C19 pedestal and C12 circular bowl.