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The Holy Rood

Shilton

Oxfordshire

3-bay C12 nave and catslide south aisle, C13 chancel, C15 and later nave window, C15 crenellated 2-stage tower

Architectural Features

South door C15 externally C12 internally, north door blocked, C12 externally

In the north wall is a C16 3-light square- head window with cusps

The best windows are in the 2-bay chancel, all late C13 or c.1300: the east window of 3 cusped lights within arch with roundels above outer lights, on south side the east window has a quatrefoil in the tracery and the west window has a dropped cill

Stepped tower arch of C15, inner order without springers: unaligned heavily moulded chancel arch

Windows: small C12 deep-splay round-headed window in east wall of south aisle, chancel windows with rere-arches, east window appears to have stained roundels, west window has a C15 sun and moon in tracery lights, the west window of S.chancel wall has diamond panes with painted foliage

Magnificent C15 font, square with relief panels concerning the Crucifixion

Rood screen by H Hems, perhaps incorporating mediaeval timber

Pews and pulpit of mid-C19

Roofs collar rafter barrel type (plaster removed) - C17 or earlier to nave and porch.

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