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St Giles

St Giles

Ickenham, Greater London

Nave and chancel are late C14, the nave possibly slightly earlier than the chancel

Architectural Features

Bell turret added or rebuilt in the C15

To the E of the S porch there is a C14 two-light window with a pointed head and two trefoiled lights

Another heavily restored C14 window to the W of the porch, with two additional C20 windows like that towards the E in the western part of the nave

The chancel has large, late C14 S window and a three-light late C14 E window with vertical tracery

The N side of the church is dominated by the large, late C16 N aisle

C14 windows are reset in E and N walls of the aisle

Timber framed S porch is late C16 in origin, but was heavily restored and altered in 1962, with a new outer opening reusing the C14 former S door, new framing in the gable and altered side openings

The nave S doorway is C14 and has a C20 door

The 2-bay N arcade is in a C13 style with a round pier and triple shafted responds with moulded capitals

At the W end of the original N wall, under the bell frame, is a blocked C14 window

The chancel arch was also rebuilt in the C19 and is in a C14 style with polygonal responds and moulded capitals

The late C17 NW mortuary chapel (now a vestry) has on its N, W and S sides a continuous series of arched recesses

The chancel has a trussed rafter roof with a single tie beam, probably late C14

The eastern part of the nave roof is C15 and is also trussed rafter type with two king post trusses with curved braces

There is a boarded canopy of honour over the E bay, and some, probably C15 or C16, chevron paintwork survives on the roof in this area