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St Helen

St Helen

Trowell

Nottinghamshire

Gabled and lean-to plain tile and felt roofs.

Architectural Features

West tower, C13

C15, 2 stages, has moulded string course and eaves, crenellated parapet and 4 corner buttresses.

First stage has to south, door, and to west, transomed triple lancet, C15, with panel tracery and hood mould.

On each side, 3 double lancets, C16 style, with coved reveals.

West end has double lancet, C15, with panel tracery and square headed reveal.

To west, chamfered C13 blocked door with hood mould.

East end has triple lancet, C16, with Tudor arched reveal and hood mould.

South aisle, 3 bays, C15, restored, has 3 buttresses.

Chancel, C13, 2 bays.

To west, C13 blocked door with imposts, flanked by single C13 lancets on different levels.

East end has 2 flanking buttresses and C19 triple lancet, C15 style, with panel tracery and hood mould.

South side has off-centre buttress and to west, C15 triple lancet with cusped ogee heads and square headed reveal.

To east, C15 double lancet with panel tracery and moulded reveal.

South porch, C13, has plain south doorway with imposts.

Inner doorway, C19, Tudor arched and with hood mould.

Tower arch, C13, chamfered and rebated, with conical imposts, contains C20 organ loft and gallery.

Nave arcades, early C14, 3 bays, have unusual broached octagonal bases and moulded capitals.

North and south aisles have lean-to roofs with carved bosses to east.

North aisle has stained glass War Memorial window by P. & Q, c.1950.

South aisle has memorial window, 1916.

Stained glass window by Kempe, 1892.

South side has to east, superimposed rebated C13 aumbry and piscina.

To its right, cusped and moulded sedilia, C13.

Fittings include C15 octagonal font with quatrefoil and crenellated bands.

C19 octagonal panelled pulpit and lectern with flying buttresses.

Memorials include slate and alabaster wall tablet with apron and crest with Arms and Latin inscription, 1668.

4 C18 brasses to Evans family.

2 C19 brasses and marble tablet.

Brass, 1837, referring to benefactions.

War Memorial brass, 1918.

Wooden War Memorial plaque, 1945.