Archive for December, 2008

6
Dec

Stanford-on-Avon – St. Nicholas.

   Posted by: churches    in Daventry District, Northamptonshire

St. Nicholas - Stanford-On-Avon

Built from the local ironstone the present 14th century parish church of St. Nicholas was rebuilt from an earlier Norman church.

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This church is full of treasures. Starting with the South walll of the south aisle there is a C14 piscina, an effigy of a C14 priest on a low tomb chest, and a 1640 wall memorial.

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The south aisle windows contain remnant of medieval stained glass dating back to 1330.

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The west wall of the south aisle is taken up by a large marble monument by Mary Thorneycroft in memory of Sarah Baroness Braye (d1862), a memorial window to her, by Hardman & Co., can be found in the South Kilworth church of St. Nicholas.

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The window in the bell tower contains fragments of medieval glass. The font is C14 with a carved tracery pattern.

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The north aisle like the south aisle has a number of monuments. On the west wall is a large marble monument by Richard Westmacott Jr to Robert Otway Cave (d1844) and Sophia Otway Cave (d1849). The north wall has a monument of a lancer by Felix Joubert (1896) dedicated to Edmund Verney (d1879).

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Next to the stataue of a lancer is a late Elizanbethan alabaster tomb in memorial to Henry Knollys and his wife Margaret Cave (c1600).

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The east window of the north aisle contains glass dated to about 1330-1340 with depictions of the Resurection, Angels, Crucifixion, Virgin, and St John.

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Between the north aisle and the nave, is an early Elizabethan alabster monument to Thomas Cave (c1558) and his wife.

Elizabethan alabaster chest tomb with putti and roundel - Stanford-on-Avon Elizabethan alabaster chest tomb with children - Stanford-on-Avon

At the head end of the tomb chest two putti hold a roundel, at the foot end are representations of his 14 children.

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The upper parts of the chancel screen come from Lutterworth, the organ case in the west gallery is C16/C17 and is reputed to come from the Royal Chapel Whitehall.

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More medieval stained glass is contained in the east window, and north and south chancel windows.

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The chancel has another memorial by Richard Westmacott Jr this time to Thomas Otway Cave (d1830). In addition there is an alabaster memorial to Richard Cave (d1606 Padua) which stands next to the memorial to his parents.

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At the east end of the North wall stand a large alabaster memorial to Sir Thomas Cave (d1613) and his wife. The base of which contains reliefs of their children.

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6
Dec

Clay Coton – St. Andrew

   Posted by: churches    in Daventry District, Northamptonshire

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Built in 1340 the parish church of Clay Coton, Northamptonshire became disused in the 1950. In 2000 it was converted into a private dwelling.

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5
Dec

Braunston – All Saints.

   Posted by: churches    in Daventry District, Northamptonshire

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All Saints parish church, Braunston, is the third church on the site. The present building was designed and built in 1849 by RC Hussey as an enlarged replica of the previous church.

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The marble and alabaster pulpit and marble font were both designed by the Architect of Rugby School, William Butterfield.

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