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the Holy Cross

The Holy Cross

Great Ponton

Lincolnshire

Late C13, C14, C15, 1519 west tower built by Anthony Ellis, merchant of Staple of Calais.

Architectural Features

The C19 panelled and traceried west door has 4 centred head set in deeply moulded rectangular surround with carved spandrels.

The north aisle has moulded parapet and a pointed doorway and 2 C16 3 light windows, one partly recut C19.

The clerestory has moulded parapet and 3 two light early C15 windows with quatrefoils over.

The chancel has been reduced in length, with C15 east window of 3 cusped lights and panel tracery.

C15 south aisle has a 2 light window in the east wall with cusped heads

in the south wall a C16 3 light window as the north side, with human head set in the concave moulded hood.

Late C13 gabled south porch with pointed single chamfered outer door with moulded imposts, side benches.

C16 inner doorway with concave moulded surround with hood and human head label stops, C19 panelled and blank traceried doors.

3 bay C16 nave arcades with octagonal piers and responds, moulded capitals, double chamfered pointed arches.

C16 tall tower arch also has octagonal responds with double concave chamfers and hood with angel stops.

C13 rounded reveals to chancel arch, C16 octagonal capitals.

The tall double arches in the north wall of the chancel, one blocked, are late C13.

To the south of the chancel arch a C14 cusped ogee head of doorway to rood loft turning stair.

The rear arches of the C16 chancel and north aisle windows have concave chamfer mouldings.

In the chancel north wall a pointed and moulded aumbry with shelf and to the south a 4 centred arched sedilia with beyond a matching piscina, all C16.

All fittings are C19 apart from the unusual square font and Royal Arms to George III.

Monuments.