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St Mary

St Mary

Canons Ashby

Northamptonshire

C13, C14 tower, C15 west window, C16 east wall and south wall rebuilt early C18

Architectural Features

Mid C14 north-west tower of 3 stages with angle buttresses to just short of belfry stage, and with buttress to first stage in middle of sides, all with crocketted tops

Interior: stained glass east window of 1918

Wall painting surrounds head of east window with cherubs holding back crimson draperies to reveal Holy Dove in sunburst above window, c.1710

Balustered communion rail and panelled pulpit of same date

Perpendicular octagonal font with blank tracery panels, only one repeated

C18 and C19 wall monuments to Dryden family, 2 C16 brasses

Monuments to John Turner Dryden, d.1797, to John Edward Turner Dryden d.1818, both by Rossi

Fine series of eleven painted funeral hatchments

C17 chamber organ