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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary The Virgin

Dodford

Northamptonshire

Church, Early C12 south wall, C13 west tower and north aisle, nave rebuilt and south porch added C14/C15, chancel of 1850 by Philip Hardwick

Architectural Features

Ironstone and limestone rubble and coursed squared ironstone, tile roofs

Interior has C19 stained glass east windows to chancel and north aisle and in tower

Rood screen with traceried lights given to church in 1440 by Sir John Cressy

Circular Norman font carved with linked beaded semi-circles framing foliage patterns

Important set of monuments including 3 brasses: John Cressy d.1414 and his wife

Purbeck marble recumbent effigy of a knight with crossed legs wearing band mail - a rare type of armour - thought to be of Sir Robert Keynes d.1305 (Pevsner). Early C14 tomb recess in north aisle with oak effigy of another lady on tomb chest in front with mourners and angels supporting pillow on which tier head rests, said to be Wentiliana de Keynes d.1376, grand-daughter of Hawise

Alabaster tomb chest with effigy of Sir John Cressy d.1444, with angels supporting arms either side and at west end

C17 alabaster wall monument to John Wyrley

Large C18 marble wall monument to Henry Benson d.1725 in Smith of Warwick style with inscription framed by round-headed arch with keyblock flanked by Ionic pilasters supporting entablature and broken segmental pediment framing cartouche of arms. (Buildings of England: Northants, p.187).