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St Cassian

Chaddesley Corbett

Worcestershire

C12, extended late C13

Architectural Features

Sandstone ashlar with tile roofs.

C12 nave, C14 north and south aisles

C14 chancel, C13 north chapel.

east window extended C14 of three lights, the outer two trefoiled, the central light inquefoiled, under a two-centred head.

Right-hand bay has a C12 doorway with semicircular head of two enriched orders and engaged respond shafts with scalloped capitals.

C13 north chapel is of three bays defined by heavily restored stepped buttresses.

C14 chancel is a fine example of Decorated style.

INTERIOR: nave: late C12 south arcade of three bays, columns with scalloped capitals, two-centred arches of two plain orders.

North arcade: mostly early C12, four bays, columns support semicircular arches, save that to west end which is similar to south arcade.

Fittings: south aisle: C13 recumbent stone effigy of knight

nave: C12 Hereford school font of goblet form with interlaced knop and four dragons to bowl, pulpit by Butterfield

chancel memorial brass (now wall mounted) to Thomas Forrest died 1511, and his wife Margaret

north chapel, under arcade a C13 recumbent stone effigy of a priest

in chapel on north wall: tablet to Lady Mary Yate (daughter of Humphrey Packington) died 1696, flanked by Doric pilasters with entablature, floral panel below, surmounted by armorial bearings

also tablet to Humphrey Packington, died 1631, in black and white marble, Ionic columns to broken segmental pediment

wall memorial to Dame Ann Audeley, (daughter of Humphrey Packington) died 1642, has eared architrave to inscription flanked by consoles

south west corner wall tablet to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Holt of Aston, died 1647, flanked by Ionic columns with entablature.