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St Mary Magdalene

St Mary Magdalene

Leinthall Starkes

Herefordshire

C12 with C13

Architectural Features

C15 alterations

There is a C12 round-headed light situated high up in the gable apex because of the former annexe.

The north elevation has an eastern C12 round-headed light

at the western end a pair of C13 cusped lights completely restored externally.

The south elevation has a partly restored C15 window of three lights with a four-centred head.

The south doorway is C12 and has plain square jambs and a round head.

Attached to the C19 door is part of the cusped ogee-arched head of a C14 door enriched with rosette reliefs.

There is a C12 round-headed light in the east wall and the north wall.

The south elevation has a pair of C13 cusped lancets and an early C13 blocked doorway with a pointed head and roll-moulded jambs.

Interior: C15 nave roof has arch- braced collar trusses and cusped wind-braces forming 2 1/2 tiers of lozenge-shaped panels.

There are two corbels flanking the altar, probably to support small figures and also a corbel in the upper part of the side walls which may have supported a former roof truss.

The small reredos is possibly C17 and is in the form of a six-bay round-headed timber blind arcade with scrolled detail on its upper part.

The rood screen is c1500 and has thin traceried arcading, moulded mullions, beam and rail.

The circular font is C13 but entirely retooled.

The pulpit is C19.

The side walls of the nave have re-used late C17 or early C18 panel- ling.

Memorials: there are two Cl7 ledger slabs in the nave to Thomas Goodere, died 1692 and Anne Goodere, died 1695. (RCHM, Herefs, Vol III, p 104-5