| Summary : Parish church. 13th century core, mid- to late 14th century west tower with spire, north aisle, south porch and chancel, altered and restored late 19th century with addition of south organ chamber. Sandstone rubble, ashlar to west tower, south porch and organ chamber, slate roofs. |
More information : (SO 57221905) St Giles's Church (CofE) (NAT). (1)
6/18 Church of St Giles
25.2.66
GV II*
Parish church. C13 core, mid- to late C14 west tower with spire,
north aisle, south porch and chancel, altered and restored late
C19 with addition of south organ chamber. Sandstone rubble,
ashlar to west tower, south porch and organ chamber, slate
roofs. West tower: externally of one, internally of four
stages with doorway to north and window now forming second
doorway with late C19 steps up to first floor in west wall,
octagonal broach spire with four lucarnes; two cusped ogee-lights
with quatrefoil, restored tip to spire. Nave and chancel: one
C19 2-light window with cusped ogee-lights and quatrefoil and
further similar window flanking porch, small lower blocked
square-headed window slihglty to west of organ chamber with
similar C19 2-light window. North wall of north aisle has two
blocked pointed arched windows and doorway between inserted
C19 2-light windows, late C15 five cusped ogee-light window in
4-centred arch at east end of chancel. South porch: outer
entrance of two moulded orders, smaller doorway in east wall
with chamfered jambs, C19 inner doorway, two cusped ogee-light
window to east wall and two ogee-headed lights in west wall now
blocked internally. Interior: two eastern bays of north nave
arcade with drum piers moulded bases and capitals and altered
arches, remaining two bays of nave to west and two bays of
chancel with octagonal piers moulded bases and capitals and
arches of two orders, walls fitted with imported linenfold
panelling, some panels reputed to be of c1700 from Hill Court
(qv under Walford CP - [not in this list]). Damaged late C13 tomb
with arcaded sides under eastern arch of north arcade. Pieces of
C15 glass incorporated in east window of north aisle, east
chancel window by Hardman c1875. (BoE, p 136/7; RCHM p 73). (2)
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