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St Martin

Ifton Heath

Shropshire

C13, late C14/early C15 north aisle

Architectural Features

west tower of c.1632

Cornice has carved heads on north, east and west and gargoyle surviving to south east corner.

C17 nail-studded heavy boarded door with elaborately decorated strap hinges.

square-headed C15 window immediately to east of left buttress has three cusped lights

window to right with Y-tracery is probably of c.1632.

Late C13 pointed doorway immediately to left of right buttress has been infilled to bottom half

has two C17 mullions inserted to top forming three-light window

C14 south doorway behind has double-chamfered four-centred arch.

Two late C15/early C16 square-headed windows to chancel, one of three cusped lights to left and of four cusped lights to right.

Square-headed window to east of three cusped lights with plain spandrels probably C17 but renewed C19

C15 square-headed window to left of centre with single cusped light

Late C15 arch-braced collar beam roof in nine bays to nave and chancel with double purlins, cusped wind braces and cusped struts from collars to principal rafters

two eastern bays have ceilure with elaborately carved cornice and three bands of foliage decoration, the one at the apex also being carved with dragons

carved bosses probably c.1841.

Eaves line of pre-late C15 roof also visible in nave and chancel.

C17 communion rails originally enclosing north, south and west sides of altar now re-sited but retaining turned balusters and double gates to centre.

Many of these had brass plates with the name of the family or house to which they belonged inscribed but have been entirely replaced by Victorian pews from another church.

Three-decker pulpit with sounding board probably erected c.1810 but incorporating Jacobean woodwork, formerly sited against the south wall has also been dismantled and is currently stored at the west end of the north aisle pending reconstruction.

Two chairs in sanctuary are probably Jacobean and two others have late-medieval carved bench ends as their backs.

Octagonal C19 Perpendicular-style font with pedestal.

Stained glass by David Evans of Shrewsbury: St Peter and St Paul (nave, third window from west) and St James and St John (north aisle, west window in north wall)

other glass with religious monograms and coats-of-arms of local families in similar style throughout church

late C19 stained glass in east window.

Monuments: C18 hatchment of Viscount Dungannon immediately to east of south door and C18 or C19 benefactors' board immediately to east of infilled doorway in north aisle.

C18 and C19 wall tablets and memorials, most notable being Birch/Price memorial, erected 1823 (nave, south side) and that to Richard Phillips, died 1821 (now in eastern bay of arcade) by C.M. Seddon of Liverpool

Grave slab commemorating Esther Stoakes re-erected in infilled doorway in south wall of nave and brass plates fixed to pillars of arcade in memory of Margaret Cupper , Edward Phillips and Richard Barkley