Image ID: 33089

St. Helen's Church, Stapleford, c 1904

Courtesy of Mr W Spencer

Church Lane
Stapleford
Nottinghamshire
England

This church of St. Helen appears to have been altered and enlarged at various times, and little regard has been paid to the old work. The lower portion of the tower belongs to the Early English period. The much mutilated west doorway and the tower arch, with the 'keeled' columns and plain chamfers, point to a date about 1250, whilst the belfry stage, parapets, and stone spire were evidently added in the fifteenth century. The spire has no spire lights, or ribs, but it has a considerable entasis in the upper portion. The wall inside the south porch is also apparently a remnant of Early English work; the doorway has a pointed arch on the outer side and a semi-circular arch within. Next in point of time is the chancel, with a large east window of five lights of intersecting geometrical tracery, with shallow cuspings in the top of the central division only. This, and the cross on the east gable, would date from about 1300. There is a double aumbry in the north wall of the chancel, the doors of which are missing, but the iron hooks that carried them may still be seen. The nave arcades of three bays and the south aisle belong to the Decorated period, as does also the window at the east end of the same aisle; there is a clerestory on the south side only, consisting of square-headed windows without cuspings; the north arcade is at a lower level, and the westernmost arch has a lower spring than the others. (information from www.nottshistory.org.uk)

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