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St Margaret

St Margaret

Chippenham

Cambridgeshire

Chancel and part of south-east nave wall C12.

Architectural Features

North-west aisle, and Lady Chapel with altar recess and original fresco C13.

Nave arcades C13.

The C15 fabric dates from a fire in 1447.

The aisles were rebuilt and refenestrated, the clerestory, roofs, and tower are C15.

Door and doorway to north-west aisle, and resited outer arch to porch C14.

South-east aisle door and doorway and belfry door C15.

The Tharp memorial chapel, late C19 is an extension to north-east of south-east aisle.

Gabled porch with two-centred arch and large carved heads at imposts.

South-west door C15.

North-east chancel wall has original shafted quoins with moulded base, and jambs of C12 windows.

Blocked C12 window and large round-arched window C12 in north-west wall.

Nave roof of eight bays, queen posts with architraves C15.

Lady Chapel in north-west aisle used by the Knight's Hospitallers is divided from aisle by C13 demi arch.

Three bay C15 roof painted with quatrefoils, suns, stars, and other ornaments.

North-west aisle has remarkable C15 painting of St Christoper recently restored.

The C15 roof of seven bays with moulded cross-beams is similar to south-east aisle of ten bays.

Parclose screen and chancel screen C15.

Tower arch C15 with nave moulding.

C15 poppy head pews complete, pulpit restored with C15 carvings.

TL6669 : St Margaret, Chippenham - Font

Modern font.

TL6669 : St Margaret, Chippenham - Font

© John Salmon

Memorials include guilded marble monument to Sir Thomas Revitt with his two wives and four daughters dated 1583 in chancel.

In north-west aisle wooden painted wall monument with woman in white and no inscription possibly late C17.

Two freestone slabs to John Percivall 1669, and Samuel Barker, vicar 1707.

One indented slab to William Percivall Gent 1671.

Memorial glass in Tharp chapel by G. Elliot, London.

Memorial stained glass by Victor Milner to Rt.

The modern chapel screen dated 1943 is a memorial to John D. A. Tharp.