St Wilfred

chancel, C13 arcades

early C14 tower, spire, south aisle, south porch and rebuilding to chancel

C15 north aisle, clerestory, south chapel.

C17-C18 repairs to south chapel, spire repaired 1810

Chancel: chamfered plinth to north and south-west, moulded plinth, angle buttresses and moulded sill string course to C14 east section

pointed fillet-moulded arch of 2 orders, mutilated carved corbel above, C14 inner door with filleted battens and ogee-headed wicket.

Tower arch: C12 arch (perhaps original chancel arch) reset in C13-C14 as steeply-pointed arch of 3 orders, with plain outer order and chevron and roll-moulded inner orders on shafted responds with cushion capitals.

Pair of reset C12 head corbels above north arcade

South chapel: pointed double-chamfered arch to south aisle on filleted quatrefoil north respond, carved head corbel to south

Chancel has pointed cinquefoiled piscina with roll moulding and projecting bowl, blocked door and plain bracketed stone lectern shelf to north.

Restored C15 nave king-post roof with moulded beams and carved bosses including heads, figures, grotesques and shields

Marble wall tablet in south aisle to Hugh and Nancy Wright of c1831-5 by John Earle of Hull, with carved palm fronds, book and lamb.

Good C15 octagonal font with cusped square panels containing shields with foliate ornament, octagonal column and moulded base.

15th century octagonal font in St.Wilfrid's church

© Richard Croft

C18 Royal Arms.