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St Botolph

Slapton

Northamptonshire

C13 and C14, restored, new tracery added to some windows and tower rebuilt by William White 1878-9. Coursed squared limestone and ironstone, plain-tile roofs except for lead roof to south aisle

Architectural Features

Small trefoil window in gable above with carving of man below playing an instrument

Double ogee-moulded south door with hood mould in porch with chamfered doorway and hood mould and small carved head in gable above

Early C13 middle and west arch with circular pier, square abacus and plain arches

South chapel has C17 screen and piscina

Important series of late C14 and C15 wall-paintings: large St

2 figures in west arch of arcade and Mass of St

Early C14 stained glass: Lucy arms and grisaille in east window and late medieval canopies to heads of north chancel window

Wall monuments in chancel to Thomas Knight d.1723 with arms in cartouche above inscription

Marble wall monument to Simon and Rachel Knight who died 1776 and 1794 respectively, with urn finial. (Buildings of England: Northanptonshire, 1973, p.404).

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