View down the nave towards the chancel. The columns are rather unusual in this part of the country as they have no capitals at the top and flow straight into the arches above. This lends an air of simplicity and spaciousness to the church.
The chancel was rebuilt in 1662 and then again in 1779. A faculty (permission) was given for the demolition and rebuilding of the chancel on 12 April 1779. This faculty includes a plan showing the old 17th century chancel shortened by about nine feet with a note stating ‘reducing the chancel to this plan saves £41.3.7. with having one window only and no door’ - a considerable saving in those days.
View west down the nave towards the tower. You can see the ropes used to ring the bells three floors above. The bell ringers used to stand on the floor above but Belfry Reform in the 19th century led clergy to want their ringers to be visible and within the church, to stop them drinking and cursing amongst other reasons. Thus, the bellringers moved downstairs and the floor above was blocked off.
View down the nave towards the chancel. The columns are rather unusual in this part of the country as they have no capitals at the top and flow straight into the arches above. This lends an air of simplicity and spaciousness to the church.