St Chad

Tower is C13 except top stage which is C15, each stage is slightly smaller than the one below and against the south-west corner is a staircase tower which tapers into the wall at the third stage.

Beyond to east are two 3-light flowing traceried pointed windows with hoodmoulds and carved head label stops.

Above there are four C15 flat headed 2-light windows with cusped mouchettes to top, in deeply recessed cavetto moulded surrounds.

Embattled parapets above with mutilated gargoyles.

North elevation of chancel has two flat headed 2-light C15 windows, larger but similar to the clerestory windows, with stepped buttress between and also a chamfered segment headed C19 doorcase below western window.

Beyond to west, the south aisle has two C13 3-light Y-tracery windows with hoodmoulds and buttresses between, with a similar C19 window beyond the south porch.

South porch is C15 and has a lapped stone roof with double-chamfered pointed doorcase with soffit on moulded corbels and wide buttresses to each side.

Above, the clerestory has five flat-headed windows, of which western three look C15.

Embattled parapets above have several gargoyles.

Adjacent to south is the remains of former staircase up to rood screen and a squint through to chancel.

Chancel has two C15 windows similar to north chancel windows, through to chapel on south side.

North wall has inset C13 gravestone and a wall memorial, formerly with brasses of c1513 to Hugh Willoughby and his wife.

On the floor is a C14 alabaster tomb slab with incised figures

Latin inscription to edge, to Hugh Willoughby, who died 1491.

Altar, altar rails, choir stalls, screens across the chancel arch and south chapel arch, the pulpit and nave pews are all of c1923 by Currey and Thompson in Arts and Crafts style.

South chapel built by the Willoughbys in 1622, is lavishly decorated with a Flemish tiled floor, three stained glass windows by Van Linges, also Flemish, and carved coats of arms to centre of the cambered tie beams.

There are also two fine monuments, one to Sir John and Lady Willoughby of Risley who built the chapel, erected 1622 and the other of c1688 to Ann Grey.

The earlier monument is of painted alabaster and has a deep base with four kneeling figures on, over this is a large semi-circular headed aedicule with a coffered ceiling, double columns to either side with pulvinated frieze over topped by steeple finials to corners and a large central achievement encased in strapwork.

Within the niche are the recumbent figures of Sir John and his wife with a slate inscription, set in a cartouche flanked by putti, behind them.

The other wall memorial has a slate plinth with fluted base and a central marble inscription.

Above there are weeping putti to either side of a large urn which has the Grey family achievement carved on the base, fluting to the base of the neck, a swagged neck and a gadrooned top with flame finial.

The font is part of a re-used saxon cross.

Nave windows are mostly clear glass with margin lights except for a late C19 east window to the south aisle and the west window of the north elevation by H and B Notty of 1938.