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St Leonard

Ribbesford

Worcestershire

Early C12, enlarged early C15 and mid C15, restored 1877 by F Preedy.

Architectural Features

Sandstone ashlar with machine-tile roof.

Nave C15 with north aisle (partly C12), north porch and south aisle (C15)

the porch is timber-framed and is dated on the cambered tie beam "TM 1633 HW", with moulded bargeboards, sides have balustrades with turned balusters

north door: semi-circular head with roll moulding, engaged jamb shafts with carved capitals, the tympanum bears a scene in low relief of an archer with a dog shooting at a monster

west window C16 with a window of three lights with four-centred heads under a four-centred arch

south aisle: three bays divided by stepped buttresses, all windows are C15 of three lights, the centre light cinquefoiled, the flanking lights trefoiled under four-centred heads

under the western window is a re-set C12 door which has a semicircular head, and carved capitals to the jamb shafts

chapel: one bay, a re-set c16 window in north and south wall of two cinquefoil lights under a square head

INTERIOR: nave: north arcade: four bays, two to east rebuilt C19, to west early C15, all piers are octagonal with four-centred arches

south arcade: of timber, mid C15, five bays with octagonal columns and arch braces from columns to wall-plate forming two-centred arches, no chancel arch.

Fittings: three medieval cross slabs against west wall of north aisle, some C12 architectural fragments are set in the south wall of the south aisle

the altar rail and pulpit are C19, but include pieces of C15 tracery, probably from the rood screen.

Glass: east window of chancel 1928 by James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars

west window of south aisle includes C15 heraldic glass and St George killing the dragon, also C15. ].