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Ryton Parish Church

Ryton

Shropshire

Medieval, early C18 Gothic Revival and 1886.

Architectural Features

The east and south walls appear to be medieval but much of the stonework has been renewed, 2 late C19 2- light Decorated style windows.

Two 2-light windows on south with geometrical tracery , naturalistic leaf carving to label stops, cusped lancet with quatrefoil above to west wall, crosses to gables.

Late C19 stained glass to nave, chancel and aisle

C20 stained glass to East window, font and pulpit late C19, encaustic tiles and late C19 texts on metal boards at the east end of the north aisle

seating also late C19, pitch pine benches with built-in brass candelabra.

Monuments.

A tablet built into the west wall of the tower commemorates Thomas Pitt and Aaron Louet, churchwardens, who were presumably responsible for the building of the tower, mid C19 monument with crocketted finials to members of the Harding family on the north wall

on the south wall of the nave is a small brass plate to William Sansam of Atchley Cranage, Vol.I, pp.25-26.