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St Thomas Of Canterbury

Huntington

Herefordshire

Circa 1300, altered early C17 and restored in 1892 and mid- C20.

Architectural Features

Rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles and slate-hung bell turret.

Nave and chancel: north elevation has a C14 ogee-arched light at the eastern end, a central pair of C19 lancets, and a loophole at the western end.

South elevation has a circa 1600 window of two lights with a square head at the eastern end and a similar window (C19 externally) east of the porch.

At the east end is a pair of circa 1300 lancets and to the left of them are two corbels.

The west bell turret is C17 and square in plan with rectangular louvred bell chamber openings, a pyramidal roof and weathervane.

The C14 doorway has chamfered jambs and a pointed head.

There is a C19 cusped ogee-arched arcaded rood screen with linenfold panel- ling.

The font is probably C14 and has an octagonal bowl with curved under- sides on an octagonal stem and C19 base.

The four-sided timber pulpit is C19.

In the nave are some C16 pews with trefoiled heads to the bench-ends.

Memorials: there is an early C19 memorial with a swan-necked pediment and fluted pilasters in the nave to Mary Watkins, died 1801, by Richard Burgoyne with addition at base to John Watkins, died 1891, by R Davies.

Also memorials to Elizabeth Watkins, died 1846, and William Watkins, died 1833 (possibly also by R Davies).