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St Nicholas Of Mira

Steeple Langford

Wiltshire

C12, C13, C14, C15, restored 1864 by T.H. Wyatt

Architectural Features

roll and irregular chevron ornament on attached shafts with symbolic carvings of horse-serpent and bird of prey to left and human figure to right

lintel has well-preserved carving of a boar hunt with dogs

tympanum has symbolic carvings of beaded star preaching cross

To left is C16-style 2-light window with hoodmould

Chancel has small chamfered light and restored square-headed C14 window with hoodmould, east end has restored 3- light pointed Perpendicular window with hoodmould

C19 lean-to vestry to north has cusped lancets and ashlar stack with offsets and reset carved stone heraldic arms of Henry Stourton and his wife Katherine Frampton, formerly on north porch, reset Medieval coffin lid on north wall of chancel

West end has three C14 stepped lancets with C14 cusped lancet over

C14 double-chamfered chancel arch on square chamfered responds, squint to right between chancel and south chapel

some Medieval encaustic tiles survive below window

C12 'tongue-poker' carved face set on south wall

C19 chamfered pointed niche on north wall containing freestanding Medieval carving of Crucifixion in the Roman style

pulpit and choir stalls

C12 bowl font reset on octagonal plinth

Good 1860's stained glass by Lavers and Barraud, the east window dedicated to Sidney, Lord Herbert of Wilton House

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