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St Wilfrid

St Wilfrid

Calverley

West Yorkshire

Founded 1154, C14 tower

Architectural Features

C15 upper stage of tower and clerestorey

Partly obscured small round-arched window to south arcade, possibly of C12 origin.

C14 octagonal pedestal font, the base renewed, with fine early C17 cover of 3 stages with fretted Gothic panels and drop finials to lower stage. c1870 Tudor revival-style pews and choir stalls.

East window has some good fragments of medieval glass.

Set in base of tower are 10 incised grave slabs dating from the Saxon period to the C14.

Also several wall monuments, including tablet to Lady and Sir Walter Calverley, c1752, of polychromatic marble surmounted by an achievement of arms and with 3 putti to apron.