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Saint Chad

Saint Chad

Bishop's Tachbrook

Warwickshire

North aisle and west tower added late in C14 followed by south aisle early in C15 and then the clerestory

Architectural Features

In north wall, which is covered by the vestry, are two small C12 blocked windows

Steeply pitched plain tile nave roof

In north wall are three late-Cl4 windows, each of two-trefoil lights and tracery in a square head, and a re-set walled-up C12 doorway

Pitched plain tile roof

Nave roof divided into four bays by hollow chamfered cross-beams and wall-posts of C15 date

date carved on westernmost beam

Communion table is of C17 date

Font in south aisle is modern

Wall paintings on south wall of south aisle are of C15 and C16 date

Pulpit, circa 1860

Stained glass in east window of north aisle by William Morris and Philip Webb - 1863

Monuments: on north side chancel large monument to Coombe Wagstaff, 1668

On south side chancel monument to Sir Thomas Wagstaff and his wife, 1708

On same wall monument to John Wagstaffe and his wife Alice, 1681

On south aisle monument to Ann Burslem, 1794.