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Holy Cross

Holy Cross

Fosters Booth

Northamptonshire

C11 to C15

Architectural Features

Coursed squared limestone and ironstone, and ironstone and limestone rubble, ironstone dressings, lead roofs except for tile roof of porch

Hollow-chamfered south doorway with chamfered stone surround and hood mould in C17 gabled porch with round-arched doorway with keyblocks and imposts and stone sundial above with shaped top

Norman chancel arch with round-arched head and carved imposts

C17 communion table in north aisle

Polygonal C17 pulpit

Hanoverian Royal arms, oil on canvas, over tower arch

Two panels of much restored medieval glass in south aisle window: old crown glass leaded quarries

Monuments: wall monument of limestone to Thomas Loving, founder of charity school, d.1684

White marble wall monument to Thomas Coleman Welch, d.1770

Wall monument with white marble sarcophagus inscription plaque on grey marble ground signed J.Stephens, Worc. to William Drayson of Floore Fields,d.1840, High Sherriff, 1839, and Thomas Drayson,d.1872, of Pattishall House (demolished).