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St Mary

Weedon Lois

Northamptonshire

Early C13 remains in the chancel

Architectural Features

the rest is C14 with a north aisle and vestry of 1849

Limestone ashlar, coursed squared limestone and irionstone, lead roof and C20 old tile roof to porch with south aisle extended beside chancel to form a chapel

Blocked early C13 lancet in north wall, similar window in south wall, now forming inner wall of south-east chapel

2-lights with flowing tracery and ogee hoods with carved finials

Lower stage of tower Norman

Interior: Decorated recess below east window of chancel, restored and some carving reset in C19

Tower arches, C14, except that to the north which is C19

South-east chapel has C14 double-chamfered arch opening to the chancel and similar arch with large head stops to the south aisle

Two C14 tomb recesses with continous mouldings in south aisle

Font, Romanesque, circular with leaf carving and beaded lunettes

Stone pulpit, 1849, copied from the octaganal Perpendicular pulpit at Bloxham church

Wall paintings in south aisle, medieval, fragmentory, said to represent two seated figures

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