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St Giles

St Giles

Barrasford

Northumberland

Chancel north wall has 3 early Medieval cross heads built in beneath tall cylindrical chimney and above lean-to boiler house with stone slate roof.

Architectural Features

Interior has early C13 south arcade with 3 piers and 2 responds which are Roman monolithic columns, probably from Corstopitum.

C14 north arcade has octagonal piers, moulded capitals and similar arches.

2 fonts, one a large re-used Roman altar, the other C13 with round bowl on square stem with broach-stopped chamfers and 4 colonettes with moulded capitals.

C17 font cover with scrolls and turned finial.

C17 choir stall backs and altar back

elaborately-carved panels are re-used domestic material.

Medieval coffin lids and architectural fragments built into south porch.