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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary The Virgin

Clifton upon Dunsmore CP

Warwickshire

C13 with C15 alterations, and restored late C19

Architectural Features

Coursed sandstone rubble with some re-used tiles inset in chancel walls

Lead roof to nave and aisles, plain-tile roof to chancel and porch

South wall of chancel has two C13 paired lancets with a single C19 lancet to right, and round headed door to centre right

South aisle of 4 bays is C13 with two C13 Y-tracery windows, restored C19

Window to right is C14 with curvilinear tracery, restored C19

East and west walls of aisle have C13 windows of 3 lights

C13 hollow-chamfered doorway and C19 wood porch

C13 Y-tracery windows to north and west

Restored C15 and C19 windows to north and east

C13 moulded door to right has pointed arch and hood mould with label stops

C15 clerestory has four 2-light square-headed windows to either side

Tower is of 2 stages: the first of c.1300 and has restored window to west of intersecting tracery with carved quadruped below a small traceried opening

Second stage is C16 with three 2-light square headed openings, and clock face to south

C15 4-bay nave arcades with double-chamfered arches on octagonal piers

C19 roof rests upon C15 carved corbel heads

Piscina in south aisle is C14

pulpit and panelling in chancel are C19

as is stained glass. memorial in north aisle is dated 1776. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.234).