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St Martin

St Martin

Litchborough

Northamptonshire

C13, C14, some work of C15

Architectural Features

Carved stone above with heads and ithyphallic figure. offset buttresses between bays, offset diagonal buttress to east angle

Plain round font with C17 octagonal pyramidal cover with ball finials

7-sided C17 pulpit

3 hatchments, oil on canvas

Medieval stained glass to heads of 2 windows on north side

C19 stained glass window to south aisle and tower: east window of 1889

Monuments: brass plate on plain slab in nave to Henry Boughton d.1614

Wall monument and alabaster effigy on tomb chest to Sir John Needham d.1618

Wall monument is dated 1633 and has gadrooned surround to inscription. flanked by columns, apron with cherub's head, vine trail frieze and cartouche of arms above, flanked by finials incorporating other smaller cartouches

Another inscription on tomb-chest where Sir John Needham is referred to as GENTLEMAN PENSIONER UNTO THE LATE QUEENE/ELIZABETH OF HAPPIE MEMORIE AND AFTERWARD UNTO OUR LATE GOVERAIGNE LORD KING JAMES' Horizontal oval white marble wall monument to Thomas Grant d,1803

Wall 'monument to Edward Grant, d.1812, and Jane Grant, d,t?il, signed C. Prasperi, London, with mourning cherub leaning on down-turned torch, seated on inscription plaque

Almost life-sized angel on plinth erected by Edward Grant, 1907, recording names on plinth of all members of family buried in vault below, Female angel has upturned left arm and holds scroll in right hand inscribed UNTIL/THE DAY/DAWN. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, pp.291 and 292