St Helen

The nave is in squared greenstone with slate roof and has 5 two light clerestory pointed windows, one with original late C14 ogee headed tracery.

The south aisle, also with brick patching has in the east end a C15 3 light window with segmental head and mouchettes.

On the south side are 3 leaded lights in earlier C15 segmental headed openings.

Gabled squared limestone ashlar C15 porch, with angle buttresses, parapet and fleuron string course, and outsize gargoyles to sides.

Inside are 3 cells of rib vault with angel corbels.

C15 inner doorway with moulded and hollow chamfered arch, with fleurons and heads in the inner order.

C15 wooden door.

5 bay C14 nave arcades with double chamfered arches and decorated capitals containing foliage, animals, monsters, dragons and heads.

Western impost of north aisle has C13 stiff leaf carving.

Wide double chamfered chancel arch with C13 keeled responds,

C14 capitals carved with heads and C19 arch.

TF3663 : Carved capitals, St Helen's church, West Keal

© Julian P Guffogg

C19 octagonal font with traceried side panels.