Building record 0192900000 - ST GILES CHURCH, MAIN STREET

Dimensions - Length 25m, Width 7m.
Engraving of S doorway (B1).
Parish Church of St Giles, built of stone rubble with tiled roofs. The whole church except the tower was rebuilt in 1828, with much of the original detail being re-used, including two C12th doorways and the C13th chancel arch. The West tower is C14th. Alterations may have been made in 1652, as a stone bearing this date is built into the South wall of the nave. It was restored again in 1890. Doorway in N Wwall has Agnus Dei in tympanum; that in S wall has a 'Majesty' & kneeling angels. (Further detail)(B2).
At NGR (B5).
Grade I. Parish church. Originally Norman, much rebuilt in 1828. Rubble stone, tiled roofs. C14 squat W. tower with pyramid roof. S. doorway is Norman with chevron ornament on arch, tympanum carved with Christ in Majesty, and lintel with interlaced arcading. S. wall of nave has C19 2-light window, N. wall has 2 re-used Perpendicular windows. Chancel has small Norman doorway in N. wall with carved tympanum of Lamb on diaper background, much worn, and small lancet windows. Decorated 3-light E. window with C19 glass. Plain interior with Early English chancel arch on consoles. N. wall of nave has wall monument to Mary Franckysh 1629, with incised figures. RCHM II p.310 (B4).

St Giles Church is distinguished by uncommonly good Norman sculpture. The South doorway has a figure of 'Christ in Majesty' carved on the tympanum. The North chancel doorway has a carving of the lamb and cross against the background of ornamented diaper, with a Viking dragon on the lintel (B6).

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