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All Saints And St Margaret

Enford

Wiltshire

C12 and probably earlier

Architectural Features

C15 and C18

North aisle, early C14, with independently pitched roof and quatrefoiled tracery, 3-light to east window

C15 tower of 3 stages with stair tower in south west corner rising above crenellated parapet

The inner door early C13 with pointed arch on nook shafts having plain trumpet capitals

Interior: Nave walls probably Anglo-Saxon (77cm thick) pierced with C12 round arches on nook shafted piers, the arches with roll mouldings to the arrises

Four bay flat panelled roof of 1892-3. Chancel arch late C12-early C13

Chancel, late C13, with bold and plain wall arcade on north side only

Eleven encaustic tiles set into walls

South Aisle C15 replacing one of C12, also with plaster ceiling

Fittings: Font

C15 with simply carved symbols

C17 oak cover with carved brackets towards centre baluster

Pulpit of 1891

Hour glass holder wall bracket

Furniture: in chancel, interesting double chest seat of early C17

Monuments: in chancel: south wall, Tablet, C18 white marble on slate, by T. King of Bath, scroll over tablet with attic over cornice bearing arms and flaming beacons

Also in nave, two hatchments, to John Grove of Chisenbury, died 1699, and Hugh Grove, died 1765

Royal Arms in relief over chancel arch, dated 1831 and restored 1970

In Sacristry, C19 brass to Hugh Grove who restored the church in 1655

In the North Aisle, reset in window, a small kneeling figure of Jennifer Baskerville, died 1615, and marble inscription.

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