This was originally built in 1738 and modified in 18Parish church. 1735-8, by William Cooper of Shrewsbury, restored and
porch added in 1884. Dressed red sandstone with red and yellow/grey
sandstone ashlar dressings. Slate roofs. Three-bay nave with north
porch, one-bay chancel, and west tower. Tower: 3 stages. Tall
chamfered plinth, chamfered offsets, and chamfered-offset to battlemented
parapet with chamfered coping. Weathervane. Round-arched 2-light
louvred belfry openings, each with curved Y-tracery, and staff-moulded
architrave with impost blocks and keystone. Second-stage with keyed
oculus to west and round-arched 2-light windows to north and south, each
with curved Y-tracery and architrave (moulded to arch ) with impost
blocks and keystone. Small first-stage round-arched windows to north
and south, each with leaded glazing and architrave (moulded to arch)
with imposts and keystone. Blocked round-arched west doorway with
moulded architrave and keystone. Circa 1884 lean-to to south with
chamfered plinth, parapet to side with moulded stone coping, chamfered
circular window to west and nail-studded boarded door to south with
strap hinges. Clock above second-stage window to north. Nave: high
chamfered plinth (rubblestone sub-plinth), moulded stone eaves cornice,
and parapeted gable ends with stone copings, that to left with c.1884
cross at apex. Round-arched 2-light windows, each with curved Y-
tracery,and surround with moulded cill, flanking pilasters with raised
and fielded panels, and moulded arch with keystone.
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