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St Wilfred

St Wilfred

Low Marnham

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, C15, C19, restored 1846.

Architectural Features

2 remaining crocketed pinnacles to the once embattled parapet with 2 gargoyles to the north and south sides.

The west wall of the north aisle has a single arched C14 3 light window with cusped curvilinear tracery and hood mould.

The diagonally buttressed north aisle has 5 qargoyles and 4 C15 3 light windows under flat arches and with moulded surrounds.

Between the western most pair is a 4 centred C15 arched doorway with moulded surround and wooden door.

The C15 clerestorey has a single traceried window with 3 cusped lights under a flat arch.

There are 5 gargoyles.

There are 2 gargoyles.

To the left is a C19 doorway and further left a single C14 window with 2 cusped lights and single transom under a flat arch with hood mould and decorated label stops over.

The east wall of the south aisle has a single C14 3 light arched, traceried and cusped window with hood mould.

There is a single C15 3 light traceried and cusped window under a flat arch with hood mould over.

The inner C14 ogee arched doorway with heavily moulded surround has a C19 hood mould and head label stops.

Left of the porch is a single similar C15 2 light window.

There are 2 gargoyles.

3 bay C13 nave arcades.

The C13 double chamfered chancel arch is supported on keeled columns with moulded capitals and has a hood mould over.

The 2 bay C13 chancel north chapel arcade has a single column with half octagonal core surrounded by 4 detached shafts.

In the north west corner of the nave wall is a small carved head.

In the south chancel is a monument to Ann Cartwright, 1804, and a further monument to Catharine Cartwright, 1799, decorated with an urn on the crown and a crest on the apron.

The north nave wall has a monument to Mary Owtram, 1778.

The south aisle wall has a fine and elaborate monument to Edm.

Nicholson, 1693, decorated with cherubs and urn on the crown and crest and skull on the apron.

The tablet is flanked by carved drapery.

A further fine monument to William Cartwright, 1748, is decorated with an urn on the crown and flora and crest on the apron.

The north aisle wall has remnants of a fine C17 monument decorated with 2 skulls on the apron.

In the north aisle is a hatchment dated 1749 and a fragment of C15 stained glass depic ting a saint.