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St Kenelm

Clifton upon Teme

Worcestershire

C13, early C14, with restorations of 1843, 1847/1853 and C20.

Architectural Features

Coursed sandstone and travertine- like dressings, timber-framed south porch, plain tile roofs except shingled spire.

C13 nave continuous with C13 chancel, C20 north vestry, early C14 south aisle, C20 south porch and C13 west tower with broach spire.

West tower: 3 slightly receding stages divided by 2 moulded string courses, with probably C14 diagonal buttresses, C13 single lancets in ground and first stages (some blocked), twin flat headed lights to belfy.

South aisle: C20 wooden porch to early C14 south door with 2 centred head of 2 chamfered orders continued down the jambs without imposts, between 2 restored 2-light trefoiled windows

Chancel: 2 restored single light trefoiled windows in south wall flanking C14 priest's door with 2 centred head and label

North wall: late C19 vestry with C13 single lancet to west

Nave: 2 restored, Decorated windows, each of 2 lights cinquefoiled, between them an opening blocked in the C14, probably a door.

Interior: chancel: east window C14 arch of travertine-like stone

below easternmost window in south wall a restored piscina, probably C14.

Nave: C14 piscina in south wall cut in one of jamb stones of arcade to south aisle: tower arch inserted in early C14 in same pattern as south door, in wall above tower arch a contemporary triangular headed opening.

Arcade: 3 bays of early C14, restored, with 2 centred arches of 2 chamfered orders and label, octagonal pillars with moulded capitals.

the braces from rafter to collar are halved over the collars and cross is scissor fashion above, perhaps C13, restored

Fittings: in east bay of arcade a late C13 recumbent effigy in stone

on north wall of have: monument to Elizabeth Jeffreys died 1688, and Henry Jeffreys died 1709 by Grinling Gibbons, there is a very similar monument to Jane Winnington Jeffreys immediately to west

2 wall monuments of late C17 with heraldic cartouches on north and south faces of wall at west end of arcade

font: hexagonal bowl probably C13, on octagonal stem, probably C14

C14 heraldic stained glass in tracery of south aisle east window. (VCH, 4, pp 252/254