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St Thomas A Becket

St Thomas A Becket

Tugby

Leicestershire

Partially late Anglo Saxon or Norman with much of early C14, and a Victorian restoration which included the addition of a chancel in 1857.

Architectural Features

Mostly 14th century, with the lower part of the tower believed to be late Anglo-Saxon (mid 11th century)

Tower of 4 stages, the lowest may be Anglo Saxon, the others Norman.

Mostly 14th century, with the lower part of the tower believed to be late Anglo-Saxon (mid 11th century)

© Tim Heaton

South door itself is C12, single shafts and simple foliate capitals support a hollow chamfered and roll moulded arch with outer hoodmould with label stop masks.

Fragment of Saxon or Norman masonry of main body of church in south east angle of tower and south aisle.

Round arched resited priests door of C12 in the chancel aisle with nail head decoration to hoodmould.

Blocked C14 north door.

Nave arcade of 3 bays with clustered shafts supporting double chamfered arches of the C14.

The church has a fine series of monuments: on the west wall of the nave, high up is a memorial to members of the Skipworth family, c1558.

Richard Neell died in 1574.

Monument of 1574 on north wall of nave to Richard Neel.

Richard Neell died in 1574.

© Jonathan Thacker

Thomas Wilson died in 1699 but the monument probably dates to the 1720s.

In the chancel, a wall memorial to Thomas Wilson d1699, and members of his family.

Thomas Wilson died in 1699 but the monument probably dates to the 1720s.

© Jonathan Thacker

Good series of C19 stained glass windows: the earliest of 1853 is in the east window of the chancel aisle and is armorial glass.

Font is probably C14.