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the Holy Cross

The Holy Cross

Seend

Wiltshire

Anglican parish church, mostly C1450 with C14 west tower and 1876 chancel, by A.J. Style

Architectural Features

Low 3-stage tower has C15 ashlar bell- stage with plain 2-light bell-openings, embattled parapet and corner pinnacles

Nave has high clerestory with 4 large Perpendicular pointed windows each side, cornice with grotesque carved heads under pinnacles of embattled parapet

North aisle, rebuilt by John Stokys (d.1498) has large 3-light pointed Perpendicular windows, stepped buttresses carrying pinnacles and embattled parapet with grotesque carved bosses

Three-light east window and 4-light west window, the latter with carved clothiers shears in moulding inside and out, and apex crucifix, a rare survival

Moulded C15 doorway, Tudor-arched with hoodmould, and narrower moulded doorway inserted

Stone seats and C15 moulded inner doorway

Plainer south aisle, ashlar, embattled, with Perpendicular style west window of 1889 and flat-headed south windows, 3-light, probably of 1889, to left, then projection with door and 3-light over, probably altered 1889, then rubble stone walling with two C15 three-lights and moulded cornice

Three- light C15 pointed east window

Interior: north aisle has C15 five-bay timber roof with cambered tie-beams

Two-chamfer C14 tower arch, dying into plain sides

South aisle has C15 timber roof, two east bays, the 3 west bays C19

At east end, rood stair, emerging at south- east angle of nave under a carved corbel head

Tile mosaic panels each side

Fittings: chancel east window glass 1884

North side fine marble monument to G. Husey c1750 by Ford of Bath

Nave has ornate stone and marble pulpit c1890 with carved figures

fine brass candelabra from Melksham church

C15 octagonal stone font and elaborate west end memorial to Tipper family by R. Broad of Box

North aisle has west end brasses to John Stokys (d.1498) and his wife

east end C19 Gothic monuments to the Schomberg family and late C19 glass

1891 and c1855 and various C19 monuments including Gothic one to Wadham Locke d.1835 by W. Osmond