St Mary And All Saints

windows altered later C15.

The inner doorway has a moulded pointed arch, and late C12 capitals for angle shafts which are now missing.

The nave roof, possibly of c.1500, has moulded cambered tie beams, and king posts rising from high collars.

Among the wall tablets is a memorial to Dr.T.D.Whitaker The east window has glass inserted in 1816 depicting shields of arms of local families.

The pews, although re-arranged, are mostly C17 with shaped tops to the bench ends.

At the east end of the nave, on the south side, is St.Anton's cage, with elaborately carved woodwork and dates '1697' and '1830', the latter dating a restoration when 2 doors were substituted for one.

To its east is the 'medieval pew' with a front of carved tracery decoration.

The north and south chapels have screens which are partly medieval.

The chancel screen is a C15 rood screen which was restored in 1864.

The 22 choir stalls are dated by the initials 'W.W.' to between 1418 and 1434.

They were extensively restored in 1866 and have elaborate carved canopies and a very fine series of misericords.

SD7336 : St Mary & All Saints, Whalley: misericord carving (xviii)

© Basher Eyre