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the Holy Cross

Architectural Features

C15 and 1891

Originally cruciform plan, but aisles lengthened in C13-C14 into transepts

Chancel, lengthened C15

Early C14

Low pitched roof of five bays, C15, cambered moulded ties bracketed to wall posts

Carved bosses and corbels

Aisles, rebuilt 1891, wide, with eight-bay roof arcaded against outer wall and with stone carved corbels

C14-C15 north door

Chancel: North wall with close set blocked lancets and door, C13

Fittings: Font

good goblet bowl of C12 with overall lozenge pattern

raised on stem of 1842 carved with scenes by Thomas Meyrick

Pulpit, readers desks, communion rail and choir stalls all of limed oak, elaborately Gothic of 1892-1893 and good

Brass lectern

Monuments: Chancel: Fine Purbeck wall chest tomb of C15, with four panel bays, with solid canopy having nine-foil arches and swirling fan vaulted soffite, supported by network columns, solid to east

Monument to Sir WILLIAM JONES, attorney-general to Charles II, 1682

Before altar, floor slab with Norman French inscription, to WILLIAM ST

1786, to HENRY READ, by van Gelder, a weeping figure holding urn with grey marble pyramid background

1801, to FRANCIS READ also by van Gelder, projecting panel with draped urn over, mounted on grey pyramid. (Pevsner notes transition between Baroque-Roman classicism to Greek classicism)

1865, brass tablet on slate, to WILLIAM ROWLAND

1808, ELIZABETH BATSON, by Honeybone of Shrivenham, standing figure with cross over tablet

1745 to JONATHAN KNACKSTONE, exuberant cartouche with flying angels and garlands

Darrell Chapel: three main mutilated Purbeck marble chest tombs, formerly embellished with many brasses but removed during Commonwealth

All probably C15

West end of north aisle: Group of important Saxon and later fragments set on base

Also C13 cross slab with stepped elaborate cross and part of a second, with diverse other medieval fragments and terracotta pieces

Some encaustic tiles of C14-C15

Furniture: C16-C17 panelled chest with good locks

C17 large bible box

Two brass chandeliers dated 1751