St Giles's Church, Mountnessing

Church Details


Visited
09/11/2002
Locking Status
Unknown - if known, please advise via contact page using contact category of 'other'.
Built
C13 - Main, 1653 - brick W front
Restoration
1888-1891
Restoration Architect
Bodley & Garner
Website
http://www.stgilesmountnessing.co.uk/

External Images

St Giles, Mountnessing Church - For Chris & Debbie 'Terry' Terry. View from SouthEast Brick chancel, with Gothic tracery - 1805.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Nave - rebuilt 1888-1891, during the restoration by Bodley and Garner. This restoration reused many of the old materials - brick, limestone and puddingstone.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - The pedimented window dates the W wall to 1653.

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Internal Images

St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Looking through the nave towards the chancel.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - The altar and E window.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - A view of the belfry interior, which stands as an independent timber structure.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Looking west from the chancel.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Another view of the belfry structure.

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Glass Images

St Giles, Mountnessing Church - The east window.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Stained glass window in North aisle, depicting St. Giles. By Kempe studios.

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Miscellaneous Images

St Giles, Mountnessing Church - The font.

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St Giles, Mountnessing Church - Pevsner mentions that the capitals are moulded, except for one, which he says is enriched by stiff leaf. He seems to have missed the unusual figure completely!

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