More information : (NY 93107192) St. Giles' Church (T.I.). (1)
St. Giles is mainly 18th c., but it has a south arcade of c.1150,
and a few fragments of 13th c.work. (2)
In normal use. (3)
Church of St Giles. Parish Church. C12, C14, c1796. Restored and gothicized 1873. Ashlar.
North wall random rubble. Welsh and Lakeland slate roofs.
West tower, nave, aisles, chancel and south porch.
West tower of 3 stages. Lower 2 stages of 1769 have alternating
rusticated quoins, flat band above ground floor and cornice above
1st floor. 3rd stage, added in 1873, has battlements, crocketed
pinnacles and 2-stage wood-shingled spire. Cusped ogival windows
added at same time, 2-light on ground floor, 1-light on 1st floor;
also 2-light Decorated bell opening.
4-bay nave has Victorian south porch in left bay and 2-light windows
with cusped ogival heads.
2-bay chancel has arched 2-light windows with quatrefoils over.
Similar 3-light east window. Chancel north wall has 3 eartly
medieval cross heads built in beneath tall cylindrical chimney and
above lean-to boiler house with stone slate roof.
Interior has early C13 south arcade with 3 piers and 2 responds
which are Roman monolithic columns, probably from Corstopitum. They
have round capitals, square abaci and double-chamfered pointed
arches.
C14 north arcade has octagonal piers, moulded capitals and similar
arches. Chancel arch Victorian. Nave windows and doors have
Victorian shouldered lintels.
C19 canted panelled ceilings. Nave has arch-braced king-post
trusses.
2 fonts, one a large re-used Roman altar, the other C13
with round bowl on square stem with broach-stopped chamfers and 4
colonettes with moulded capitals. C17 font cover with scrolls and
turned finial. C17 choir stall backs and altar back;
elaborately-carved panels are re-used domestic material.
Organ by Father Schmidt, given in 1850, altered.
Medieval coffin lids and architectural fragments built into south
porch.
Northumberland County History Vol IV (4)
There are three fragments of Saxo-Norman crosses built into the south porch. (5) |