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St Mary And All Saints

Wadenhoe

Northamptonshire

Late C12, late C13, chancel 1864, church restored 1875

Architectural Features

4-light east window with shafts, cusped circles and carved label stops

Lean-to roof with plain ashlar parapet and 2 small gargoyles

C13 gabled porch in centre bay has single-chamfered outer doorway with nail-head decoration and 2 small shields, with Tresham arms, to either side

Inner doorway is late C12 with single order of shafts with waterleaf capitals and zig-zag decoration to arch

one 3-light window to left has 4-centred arch head and carved label stops

Shallow gabled roof with plain ashlar parapet and 2 small gargoyles

Late C13 west tower of 3 stages with plinth and 2-stage clasping buttresses

Interior: 3-bay nave arcade of C15 double-chamfered arches with octagonal piers, and polygonal responds

C19 nave and chancel roofs with arched-braced trusses and carved stone corbels

Octagonal font with octagonal shaft having decorated band at base

C19 floor tiles

C19 stained glass east windows of chancel and south aisle, and south windows of chancel

Monuments: John Hewitt, died 1799, and tablet in north aisle Ann Jenour, died 1839, marble tablet alongside by Swan of Oundle

Various C19 brass tablets relating to the Powys family of Lilford Hall (q.v.). Thomas Littleton Selby died 1878, brass plaque in north aisle indicates that he was agent for Lord Lilford and Architect for the restoration of the Church 1874. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.372

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