St Giles

Wimborne St Giles

Dorset

Parish church, some possibly Medieval work in north wall of tower, main body of church 1732, north aisle, colonnades and refitting 1910.

C14 C16 C17 STAINED GLASS CARVINGS FONT MONUMENT FIGURES MEDIEVAL

Architectural Features

CARVINGS

C20 nave and chancel roof with braced tie-beam trusses springing from carved angels and having queen struts, the out parts of the trusses being filled with open grilles, plasterwork ceiling

CARVINGS

C20 carved oak screen to chancel with figures of the Crucifixion, the Apostles etc

FIGURES

C20 alabaster reredos with figures of saints etc

C17 FONT

C17 strapwork font with C20 cover

C16 STAINED GLASS

some reset C16 glass

STAINED GLASS

other glass C20 by Comper

C17 MONUMENT

a number of fine monuments, including effigies, to the Ashley family from the C17 to date

C14

a largely reconstructed effigy of an early c14 Knight