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St Deinst

Llangarron

Herefordshire

West tower, nave and chancel, C15 south porch, north aisle dated 1841.

Architectural Features

Four bay nave: two trefoiled ogee headed lights and quatrefoil with hoodmould set in later gabled dormer window and 2-light square headed window to west, large heavily restored late C14 curvilinear traceried window of two cusped lights and square 2-light window to east of gabled stone porch, doorway of two orders with chamfered jambs, quatrefoil panel in gable.

Buttress to chancel arch incorporating a piece of earlier masonry with traces of a Norman interlace pattern.

INTERIOR: C19 roof to nave, C14 scissor-braced roof to chancel.

Chancel arcade probably of C16

Fittings: C14 octagonal font with quatrefoil in roundel enclosing rosette to each facet, alternating rosette and quatrefoil to lower facets.

Wooden pulpit c1680, tall blank arches to five panelled sides, fluted frieze, C17 communion rails with turned balusters and moulded rails reused as screen.

Monuments: cusped sepulchral recess in south-east wall of nave, small figure on coffin-shaped slab on south wall near doorway referred to as Chrisholm Child possibly early C14

west wall: Jane Gwillam memorial, C18 marble wall tablet, scrolled cartouche with coat of arms above

south wall: Scudamore memorial.

Chancel east wall: Gwillym memorial, late C17 or early C18, highly decorative marble tablet with scrolled and draped oval inscription panel, with cherubs, cherubs' heads and cartouche with two coats of arms.