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St Matthew

St Matthew

Walsall

West Midlands

WALSALL MB CHURCH HILL SP 0198 SE 16/25 Church of St Matthew 19.11.51 - II* Church, rebuilt 1820-21 by Francis Goodwin, with late C15 chancel restored 1877-80 by Ewan Christian and with earlier remains.

C13C15FONTMISERICORDS

Architectural Features

C15FONT

The octagonal alabaster font is early C15 and is decorated with shields of arms.

C15

On the north side of the chancel is a window with original C15 tracery, now covered on the outside by the C19 organ chamber.

C15MISERICORDS

The choir stalls incorporate some C15 woodwork, including poppy heads and a series of 18 misericords.

C13

Under the western end of the chancel is a late C13 crypt with two bays of quadripartite vaulting and two lancet windows.

C15

To the east is a C15 tunnel-vaulted crypt. (BoE, p 292).