Gargoyles, Holy Trinity Church, Church Charwelton, Northants - Gargoyles and Chimeras on Waymarking.com

Holy Trinity Church, Church Charwelton, was built in the C14th and C15th and had its chancel rebuilt in the C17th and C18th. The church was restored, and the chancel was again rebuilt and extended one bay east in 1901-1904, by G. Christopher Carter. It is of ironstone ashlar and coursed ironstone rubble. It has the typical chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, and west tower but with a north chancel chapel added which is now used a a vestry

The church was once at the centre of a thiving village but after the enclosure act sheep started to be run around here, up to 1500 by the Andrewes family, and the village moved away to the present site on the A361, Daventry to Banbury main road. All that is left is the church and Church Farm with some outbuildings next door.

The gargoyles, three of them, are to be found on the north side of the church built into the north aisle parapet, one above the north door, then going east, above the space between the first and second bays, and the last almost at the corner of the north chapel/vestry. This last one is the best preserved of the three, all of which represent mythical beasts.

Water spout is used: yes Condition: Deeply Weathered

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