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St Mary

St Mary

Saxby

Leicestershire

Early C13, C14, C15.

Architectural Features

West tower, C15, 3 stages, has moulded plinth, 3 string courses, lozenge frieze with 4 gargoyles, crenellated parapet and 4 pinnacles.

Clerestory, C15, 3 bays, has coped east gable with cross.

West end has C14 ogee double lancet with flamboyant tracery and hood mould.

Near central Decorated ogee double lancet, and to west, moulded C13 doorway with hood mould.

Chancel, C13

C15, 2 bays, has chamfered plinth and eaves and coped east gable with cross.

East end has C14 untraceried triple lancet with segmental pointed head.

South side has to west, filleted moulded C13 priest's door with filleted shafts

hood mould, and to east, late C14 reticulated triple lancet with flat head.

East end has C14 reticulated triple lancet.

Restored double chamfered C14 doorway with round shafts and hood mould.

C13 keeled and roll moulded doorway with hood mould.

North aisle arcade, 13th century Transitional round arches, octagonal columns. Decorated, 14th century tracery in the aisle windows.

North arcade, mid-C13, has octagonal piers and round responds, with water holding bases and moulded abaci.

North aisle arcade, 13th century Transitional round arches, octagonal columns. Decorated, 14th century tracery in the aisle windows.

© Alan Murray-Rust

Early C13 south arcade has round piers with water holding bases and moulded abaci.

Low pitched late C19 roof with arch braces, on C15 mask corbels.

Tower arch, late C13, double. chamfered and rebated, has round responds with octagonal bases and abaci.

North aisle east and west windows have early C14 stained glass roundels.

East end has to south, C13 cusped piscina and square aumbry.

Chancel arch, late C13, double chamfered and rebated, has octagonal responds and hood mould.

Chancel north side has to west, blocked window and to east, C14 moulded tomb recess.

East end has C19 stained glass window.

South side has to east, C13 piscina with mask corbel, and to its right, seat in window recess.

Round eggcup font, C17.

Octagonal traceried oak pulpit and octagonal font with flying buttresses, both by the Rev. W. Thorold, 1899.

Decorated style font cover, 1898.

Royal Arms, George III, on board.

Memorials include double oval cartouche, 1722, 3 brasses, C20 and roll of honour, 1918.