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Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST PAUL (1096553)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 469, 2, 20
Date assigned 04 September 1985
Date last amended

Description

Parish church. 1855-6 by Benjamin Ferrey. Rock faced sandstone with ashlar dressings. Plain tile roofs. West tower, nave with south porch and chancel with lean-to north vestry. Dec Style. The west tower has a west dooray with three lancets above, a single lancet to south and 2-light bell openings. Tiled pyramid roof. The north elevation of the nave has two single light windows with a cusped trefoil over a cusped lancet, and two 2-light windows with trefoils. 2-light chancel north window of cusped lancets with elongated quatrefoil over. East window of three trefoiled lancets with trefoils and quatrefoils above. The south side of the chancel has a 2-light and a 3-light window with trefoils and quatrefoils. The south side of the nave has a single light and two 2-light windows similar to those on the north side. Impressive south porch with long steep roof. The interior has ashlar walls and arched and scissor braced roofs, with cusped braces in the nave. Moulded tower and chancel arches. Font, mid C19 with circular bowl with tracery motifs on a base of clustered shafts. Mid C19 pews and organ case. Gothic Style stone and marble plinth. Classical Style altar and reredos with painted panels of saints. Wrought iron and brass communion rails. Oak choir stalls. In the south east corner of the nave, incised slab to William Schower, died 1495. Tombchest under the tower to Nicholas Agard and his two wives c1510. On the front of the alabaster tombchest, angels holding shields under ogee canopies and plain panels with shields. Wall tablet c1704 with Tuscan columns and segmental pediment. Illegible inscription. Painted decoration around the chancel arch, and on either side metal panels painted with the commandments. Stained glass, nave north, c1930 by Westlake. Chancel south east, c1929 by Kempe & Tower. East window. has non-pictorial glass, 1856 by Powells. Listing NGR: SK1928830190

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Location

Grid reference SK 19288 30190 (point)
Map sheet SK13SE
Civil Parish FOSTON AND SCROPTON, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2007 5:05PM

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