St Mary Magdalene

Tower is C14, partly rendered. with embattled parapet and conical roof to newel at north-west corner.

To the left of the window is a C12 blocked doorway with a round head and attached colonettes with foliated capitals.

Restored C13 central priest's door has round moulded and chamfered head and jambs in three orders with shoulders.

Doorway from tower to south aisle is C13 with two moulded orders, the inner one more deeply moulded with continuous fillet to jambs.

Roof of nave is C15 with low moulded principals supported by angle braces on corbels and divided into five bays.

Three C14 sedilia each with two-centred to round outer arch and trefoil-headed inner arch.

Reredos is C15 or C16 but fragmentary, consisting of bands of cinquefoil-headed panels separated by a quatrefoiled frieze and crocketted framing.

Choir stalls perhaps from Wigmore Abbey, according to BoE, are probably C15, restored in late C19.

Six-seater benches with restored crocketted ogeed and carved canopies to each side.

That to south has C15 poppy-head ends above ogees with lions and various figures.

The C20 north desk is inscribed: M G R R V 1910 - 35 Chest on north side is perhaps C17, about eight feet long with strap hinges, two locks and a late C19 or C20 lid.

Stained glass in east window depicting The Crucifixion and Ascension is for Colonel John ... (?), 187(?).

Chancel arch is late C19 with a chamfered two-centred head resting on two corbels one with a queen's, the other a king's head, from which rise attached shafts with waist-bands and stiff-leaf capitals: Main north chapel is separated from chancel by C14 arcade of three bays.

C15 traceried screen in six panels with cinquefoil headed panelling, ogees and crockets.

Large wall monument on west side to Banastre Tarleton, Baronet, died 1833.

West window on north side has stained glass depicting The Good Shepherd for John Thomas Chambers, died 1889.

Pointed C14 arch into north aisle dies into jambs.

North nave aisle chapel has C14 piscina with trefoiled arch under a square head and trefoiled spandrels.

Fragments of medieval glass in tracery of north window.

Early C17 communion table of oak.

Nave has C13 south arcade with round piers and abaci.

North arcade which is C14 has octagonal piers and abaci.

Above the arcades are corbels for an earlier roof: Font is C14 with octagonal bowl, ogees on curved underside and a late C19 square base.

SO4074 : Leintwardine: St. Mary Magdalene Church: The font

© Michael Garlick

Three wooden angels attached to piers, probably C15, hold shields.

Table made of of fragments of C15 wooden tracery with ogeed heads.

Restored re-mounted C16 clock with wrought-iron and brass mechanism.

Beneath the west window memorial to the 37 men of the parish who fell from 1914 - 1919.

Stained glass in south-east window for Herbert Crawshay, died 1907, depicts St Peter and St Mary Bethany.