Listed Building record MDR5562 - St Chads Church, Wilne Road, Draycott And Church Wilne

St Chads Church, Wilne Road, Draycott And Church Wilne, originally an early 13th century building. [SK 4488 3184] St Chad's Church [TU]. (1) 'Wilne… The church is dedicated to S.Chad … who died in 672, and Wilne had a church which had gained parochial rights as early as 822. The church consists of nave, south aisle, chapel, chancel, and tower at the west end… The church was evidently rebuilt in the Decorated period of the fourteenth century… The lower stages of the tower are Early English in style, and of the thirteenth century; But the upper part is of Decorated date… In the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century, the nave walls were raised, and five small… Clerestory windows inserted over the south aisle, and four others over the pointed windows on the north of the nave. The east window of the chancel.. Is also of this date.. The south aisle was prolonged towards the east in 1622, so as to form a memorial chapel to Sir John Willoughby…..' (2) 'The bowl of the font in Wilne church is made from part of a circular tapering pillar… the carving is wrong-side up. It was broken into several pieces in the disastrous fire in March 1917.. Although the fragments have been carefully pieced together… The bowl is 23 in. high and 82 in. in girth at the top, tapering to 77 in… Late and decadent Anglian'. (3) 'Church of St Chad, at Wilne, re-dedicated August 26th 1923, 'after standing as a roofless ruin for over six years. There are in the present building only slight traces of work earlier than the 13th century, but there is no doubt that there was a Church of Stone in the Norman period. When excavating for the new boiler house stones of Norman workmanship.. Were found. It seems likely that the west wall of the nave and half of that of the Aisle … are remains of the Norman Church. Excepting for some work in the Chancel… this arcade [under the Clerestory] and the window [to the west of the Porch..] are the only new stonework introduced during the recent repairs… [Refers to Auth 3 as having shown that the font is formed from the lower part of a pre-Norman cross-shaft.]' (4) 'In normal use.' (5) 'Church of St Chad, Parish church. Early 13th century, early and late 14th century, 15th century, chapel added c1622 and sympathetically restored 1917-23 by Currey and Thompson, after a fire in 1917. Grade I.' (6) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 43 SW; 3/14 PARISH OF DRAYCOTT & CHURCH WILNE, WILNE ROAD (East Side) Church of St Chad 10.11.67 I Parish church. Early C13, early and late C14, C15, chapel added c1622 and sympathetically restored 1917-23, after a fire in 1917, by Currey and Thompson. Sandstone ashlar with some rubble sandstone to north elevation, and sandstone dressings. Moulded plinth to south chapel and chancel. Shallow-pitched leaded roofs with embattled parapets with ridgeback copings and a continuous string course at eaves level. Three-stage western tower, clerestoried nave plus south aisle, and chancel with chapel to south, also south porch. Tower is C13 except top stage which is C15, each stage is slightly smaller than the one below and against the south-west corner is a staircase tower which tapers into the wall at the third stage. First stage has set back buttresses to western corners and each side has a central narrow lancet with similar above near the top of the stage, also similar window to west side of the staircase. Above there are narrow flat-headed windows to all three sides with similar smaller one to south of the staircase and above again there are deeply recessed pointed Y-tracery bell openings to all sides. Projecting embattled parapets with ridgeback copings over. North elevation has a chamfered lancet with hoodmould to west and a low, pointed chamfered doorcase with continuous hoodmould to east. Beyond to east are two 3-light flowing traceried pointed windows with hoodmoulds and carved head label stops. Between each opening and to either end there are buttresses. Above there are four C15 flat headed 2-light windows with cusped mouchettes to top, in deeply recessed cavetto moulded surrounds. Embattled parapets above with mutilated gargoyles. North elevation of chancel has two flat headed 2-light C15 windows, larger but similar to the clerestory windows, with stepped buttress between and also a chamfered segment headed C19 doorcase below western window. East elevation has stepped corner buttresses and a central 3-light window with panel tracery set in deep cambered-headed surround. Attached to south is the chapel of c1622 with central 3-light intersecting tracery pointed east window with hoodmould and embattled parapets above. South elevation of the chapel has two 3-light flat-headed windows with strange panel tracery, ie: ogee headed lights with pierced spandrels in a semicircular top, and between the windows and to east are stepped buttresses with unusual moulded copings. Beyond to west, the south aisle has two C13 3-light Y-tracery windows with hoodmoulds and buttresses between, with a similar C19 window beyond the south porch. South porch is C15 and has a lapped stone roof with double-chamfered pointed doorcase with soffit on moulded corbels and wide buttresses to each side. Inner door is a wide double chamfered arch with hoodmoulds and inside the porch has chamfered ribs on moulded corbels supporting the roof and small 2-light windows similar to clerestory ones, now blocked externally by the buttresses. Above, the clerestory has five flat-headed windows, of which western three look C15. Embattled parapets above have several gargoyles. INTERIOR: mostly of 1917-23, including four-bay south arcade of double-chamfered arches on octagonal stone columns with moulded capitals and grey stone banding. One pier is inscribed with date 1923. Chancel arch is pointed with soffit moulding on corbels. Adjacent to south is the remains of former staircase up to rood screen and a squint through to chancel. Beyond again to south is the lower double chamfered arch through to south chapel. The tower to west end of nave has a small pointed doorcase from the nave. Chancel has two C15 windows similar to north chancel windows, through to chapel on south side. Also on south side is a trefoil-headed piscina. North wall has inset C13 gravestone and a wall memorial, formerly with brasses of c1513 to Hugh Willoughby and his wife. On the floor is a C14 alabaster tomb slab with incised figures and Latin inscription to edge, to Hugh Willoughby, who died 1491. Altar, altar rails, choir stalls, screens across the chancel arch and south chapel arch, the pulpit and nave pews are all of c1923 by Currey and Thompson in Arts and Crafts style. South aisle has late C19 pierced wooden screen to west end. South chapel built by the Willoughbys in 1622, is lavishly decorated with a Flemish tiled floor, three stained glass windows by Van Linges, also Flemish, and carved coats of arms to centre of the cambered tie beams. There are also two fine monuments, one to Sir John and Lady Willoughby of Risley who built the chapel, erected 1622 and the other of c1688 to Ann Grey. The earlier monument is of painted alabaster and has a deep base with four kneeling figures on, over this is a large semi-circular headed aedicule with a coffered ceiling, double columns to either side with pulvinated frieze over topped by steeple finials to corners and a large central achievement encased in strapwork. Within the niche are the recumbent figures of Sir John and his wife with a slate inscription, set in a cartouche flanked by putti, behind them. The other wall memorial has a slate plinth with fluted base and a central marble inscription. Above there are weeping putti to either side of a large urn which has the Grey family achievement carved on the base, fluting to the base of the neck, a swagged neck and a gadrooned top with flame finial. The font is part of a re-used saxon cross. Nave windows are mostly clear glass with margin lights except for a late C19 east window to the south aisle and the west window of the north elevation by H and B Notty of 1938. Listing NGR: SK4489431847.' (8)