St Andrew's church Shilton, a fine fourteenth century building consisting of nave, chancel and two north aisles (the outer aisle seems to have been added later as a chapel, and currently appears to be used as the vestry).

This was my next port of call after my disappointement at Wolvey. Again this is a church I'd visited some years ago and found locked without keyholder information. Today being Heritage bike ride day I assumed I could finally get inside, though having just failed to get in at Wolvey warned against such presumption.

Things were looking up as I approached the porch, with several notices up about Heritage church bike ride day/open churches etc (which weren't to be seen at Wolvey) but incredibly, the door was locked tight, despite an obvious awareness that most were meant to be open at least for this one day!

I was planning to move on to the neighbouring church at Ansty, also normally locked, but considering my eperience here thought better of it!

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St Andrew's church Shilton, a fine fourteenth century building consisting of nave, chancel and two north aisles (the outer aisle seems to have been added later as a chapel, and currently appears to be used as the vestry).

This was my next port of call after my disappointement at Wolvey. Again this is a church I'd visited some years ago and found locked without keyholder information. Today being Heritage bike ride day I assumed I could finally get inside, though having just failed to get in at Wolvey warned against such presumption.

Things were looking up as I approached the porch, with several notices up about Heritage church bike ride day/open churches etc (which weren't to be seen at Wolvey) but incredibly, the door was locked tight, despite an obvious awareness that most were meant to be open at least for this one day!

I was planning to move on to the neighbouring church at Ansty, also normally locked, but considering my eperience here thought better of it!

Tags:   shilton church warwickshire

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St Andrew's church Shilton, a fine fourteenth century building consisting of nave, chancel and two north aisles (the outer aisle seems to have been added later as a chapel, and currently appears to be used as the vestry).

This was my next port of call after my disappointement at Wolvey. Again this is a church I'd visited some years ago and found locked without keyholder information. Today being Heritage bike ride day I assumed I could finally get inside, though having just failed to get in at Wolvey warned against such presumption.

Things were looking up as I approached the porch, with several notices up about Heritage church bike ride day/open churches etc (which weren't to be seen at Wolvey) but incredibly, the door was locked tight, despite an obvious awareness that most were meant to be open at least for this one day!

I was planning to move on to the neighbouring church at Ansty, also normally locked, but considering my eperience here thought better of it!

Tags:   shilton church warwickshire

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A mostly 14th/15th century building with a west tower and an unusual double north aisle (the outer one a Gilbert Scott vestry).

It's fairly dark inside with south nave wall and north arcade leaning outwards dramatically (also an odd hollowed out piscina recess in the south east nave window recess). The fittings are mostly Victorian, but the pieces of tracery on the low chancel screen panelling are fragments of the 15th century rood screen.

The stained glass is Victorian too, (east window by Clayton &Bell, the others by Hardmans) but two windows have 14th century elements, the west window in the tower has some fragmentary grisaille and red glass, whilst in the nave clerestorey are two shields of the Earl of Essex.



I'd failed to get inside on two previous visits (including Heritage 'ride & stride') so came armed with phonenumbers but these were in the porch anyway. Got through to the very pleasant churchwarden who was most amiable and promptly arrived in person and showed me around inside; He didn't have too long so, not wanting to keep him waiting, my snaps are a little rushed, but I'm pleased to have got in at last.

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A mostly 14th/15th century building with a west tower and an unusual double north aisle (the outer one a Gilbert Scott vestry).

It's fairly dark inside with south nave wall and north arcade leaning outwards dramatically (also an odd hollowed out piscina recess in the south east nave window recess). The fittings are mostly Victorian, but the pieces of tracery on the low chancel screen panelling are fragments of the 15th century rood screen.

The stained glass is Victorian too, (east window by Clayton &Bell, the others by Hardmans) but two windows have 14th century elements, the west window in the tower has some fragmentary grisaille and red glass, whilst in the nave clerestorey are two shields of the Earl of Essex.



I'd failed to get inside on two previous visits (including Heritage 'ride & stride') so came armed with phonenumbers but these were in the porch anyway. Got through to the very pleasant churchwarden who was most amiable and promptly arrived in person and showed me around inside; He didn't have too long so, not wanting to keep him waiting, my snaps are a little rushed, but I'm pleased to have got in at last.

Tags:   shilton church warwickshire

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