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St Mary

St Mary

Alderminster CP

Warwickshire

Late C11 nave with early C12 eastern half

Architectural Features

late C12 chancel

lengthened in early C13 and remodelled c1500

C17 bellcote, repairs and shortening of nave

MATERIALS: rubble, including some late C11 herringbone to nave western half, and coursed squared stone

North side has C12 round-headed light altered to lancet in C13, and 2:1:2-light straight-headed c1500 window to east with part of blocked entrance below

South side has 2 similar windows, one partly raised over C13 priest's entrance

Nave north side has rubble and ashlar, offset buttress, eaves corbels and C12 round-headed light to east half, some herringbone masonry to west half

west half has late C13 window and re-set C12 round-headed entrance of single order

C17 ashlar above incorporates relief of Paschal Lamb with worn painted sundial to left dated 1646

C17 west wall including straight-headed window of 3 elliptical-headed lights, small shuttered light above and timber-framed square bellcote with shingling to walls and pyramid roof

north side has C15 tomb recess

jambs to 2 removed C12 windows and jambs of blocked opening

south side has blocked C12 window and signs of another, rectangular recess with piscina bowl to left

Chancel arch has C12 responds with paired shafts and C13 triple-stop-chamfered arch

Nave has C17 roof trusses with queen struts to collars, and earlier arch-braced timber posts supporting bellcote

2 housel benches, one C17 and one dated 1923

Nave has pulpit with early C17 panels to 3 sides

early C17 painted Royal Arms in nowy-headed frame, altered c1714

C18 plain octagonal font

STAINED GLASS: C15 chancel side windows have late C15 glass, sacred monograms, armorial bearings and flowers in tracery, with decorative C19 quarries below

C19 glass in tracery of east window

figure to central light

C19 figure in north wall west window

MONUMENTS: William Smyth, rector, d.1442: chest tomb to north side of chancel has white marble slab with moulded edge and incised with cross, chalice and book

The church stands on the site of a medieval village deserted by the mid C16