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St Philip and St James

St Philip And St James

Ratby

Leicestershire

C13, C14, C15, restoration of 1881 by Nicholas Joyce of Stafford.

Architectural Features

4 stage C13 west tower with stepped set back and angle buttresses, chamfered offsets to each stage and an embattled parapet with angle pinnacles.

To the belfry stage are C15 2 light louvred openings to all 4 directions with cusped heads to the lights and chamfered 4 centred arched surrounds.

Handsome reused late C13 Geometric traceried chancel east window of 5 pointed lights with cusped roundels to the head, moulded and pointed surround with hollow chamfered hood.

In the chancel south wall is a C19 pointed priest's door, and a 2 light C14 window with cusped ogee heads to the lights and a quatrefoil, also a single C19 2 light window with elaborate cusped tracery.

The east window of the south aisle is C14, with 5 tall lights and flowing tracery to the head having quatrefoils, daggers and mouchettes, a moulded and pointed surround with damaged human head stops to hood.

Also there is a fine C14 doorway with a continuously moulded and pointed surround with large fleurons to the head.

5 bay C13 south nave arcade with large circular piers, moulded annular capitals and double chamfered arches.

One capital has added C14 floral decoration, and the octgonal responds bear similar C19 carving.

In the north wall of the chancel is a C19 stilted arch to the organ chamber and a pointed and chamfered C14 door to the vestry.

On the south side is a C14 triple sedilia with cusped pointed heads to the compartments and a matching piscina.

Medieval fragments of stained glass, south aisle south east window by F.A. Oldaker, 3 chancel windows by Burlison and Grylls.

C19 circular ashlar pulpit with moulded top and carved side panels.

C14 octagonal font with crocketed nodding ogee panels to the sides, pinnacles amd octagonal shafted base now with replaced supports.

Monument.

1632, in north wall of chancel.