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St Denys

St Denys

Goadby Marwood

Leicestershire

Early C14 nave, south aisle and west tower, C13 north aisle, mid C14 chancel.

Architectural Features

C15 re-workings and restorations 1883 and 1923.

Diagonal buttresses end below C15 belfry stage.

One 3-light early C14 window to east and 3-light late C14 cusped window east again.

North aisle retains a north and west C13 lancet with another blocked to east.

C15 nave roof of cambered tie beams with arched braces dropping on wall posts to corbels.

Early 14th century Decorated style font, with delicate tracery. There is a different pattern on each of the 8 faces.

Early C14 octagonal drum font with 8 different tracery patterns, one to each facet.

Early 14th century Decorated style font, with delicate tracery. There is a different pattern on each of the 8 faces.

© Alan Murray-Rust

In south nave wall a late C13 tomb recess.

Pulpit has timber carved sounding board with arcaded centre flanked by strapwork vertical panels.

Within centre arch an inscription: Here(sic) the word of the Lord 1604.

Fragments of C15

C17 stained glass in south aisle windows.

Fragments of C14 glass in chancel windows.