
Hawkshead
Cumbria
Late C15 or early C16, north aisle rebuilt 1578, clerestory c.1578, vestry and hearse house c.1793.
western entrance has canted head, roll-mould and flanking hollows and Sandys arms over, with initials: IS, and date: 1578, label mould and small canopy.
Datestone (possibly renewed) has date 1633 under cable mould (probably date of south windows).
Interior has 5-bay arcades, simple segmental arches on round piers, no capitals or bases, all heavily plastered, with whitewash and painted decoration to extradoses and pier heads by J.S. Addison c.1680.
Nave and aisles, have wall paintings: texts in ornamental surrounds
by J. Addison c.1680
Wall monuments to nave clerestories.
West wall has two Rawlinson monuments from church of St Dionis Backchurch, London.
Daniel, died 1679 and Sir Thomas, died 1706, both elaborate, with columns, entablatures, cherubs and cartouches.
In north chapel a chest tomb, William and Margaret Sandys, with recumbent effigies, dated 1578.
Screens to north chapel, east wall panelling, stalls, pulpit, font, 1875.
Late C19 stained glass to east and south.