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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary The Virgin

Plumtree

Nottinghamshire

C11, C13, C14, C15, restored 1873-4 by Bodley and Garner when the north aisle was rebuilt and extended, tower rebuilt 1906.

Architectural Features

Above is a single C14 arched 2 light window with cusped tracery, hood mould and label stops.

The north and south walls each have C11 2 bay round arched blind arcading extending the height of the ground floor.

Each side of the bell chamber has 2 arched C14 openings each with 2 trefoil lights.

The single restored C15 window on the left has cupsed panel tracery, both are under flat arches.

There are 3 C14 gargoyles.

The east wall has a single C15 arched 5 light window with single transom with cusped lights above and below and cusped panel tracery.

The C15 clerestory has 3 arched 3 light windows.

There are 2 gargoyles.

The south side has a single C14 window with 2 trefoil arched lights, tracery and flat arch.

Further left is a single C15 window with 2 cinque arched lights, panel tracery and flat arch.

The east wall of the south aisle has a single c.1300 arched 2 light window with Y tracery, hood mould and human head label stops.

The west wall of the aisle has a single c.1300 arched 2 light window with Y tracery and hood mould.

3 bay nave arcades with double chamfered arches, the C13 south with circular columns

responds, the C14 north rebuilt 1873 with octagonal columns and keeled responds, all with moulded capitals.

Uncut C11 tower arch with imposts.

Wood and glass screen with doorway.

Double chamfered chancel arch, the inner order supported each side on C13 corbels, further supported to the north on a single carved head.

Panelling to north and south aisle and west nave walls, the majority of furnishings being by Bodley and Garner, also include carved pulpit with gilt decoration.

C19 octagonal font with canopy, C19 cast iron stove.

C16 wooden chest with carved panels.

In the south chancel is a wall tablet to Rev. Harcourt, 1682.

Depicting Moses, Melchisedek, David and Elijah.
Glass by Burlison & Grylls, 1908.
In memory of Samuel Browne, Rector 1883-1906.

Stained glass in east chancel reputedly by Burlison and Grylls and in east wall of north aisle by Powell and Sons.

Depicting Moses, Melchisedek, David and Elijah. Glass by Burlison & Grylls, 1908. In memory of Samuel Browne, Rector 1883-1906.

© Julian P Guffogg