Grotesques and gargoyles decorating St Wilfrid's church, North Muskham.
"Parish church. C13, C14, C15, C16. Coursed rubble and large dressed stone, with ashlar dressings. West tower, nave, north and south aisles, chancel, south porch. West tower, C14 and C15, 2 stages, has chamfered plinth, string course, eaves band with masks and 8 gargoyles, moulded crenellated parapet. 4 corner buttresses, single setoff, those to east engaged with aisles. First stage has to west, a cusped ogee headed lancet in square headed reveal with hood mould, and above, a single lancet. Above again, clock. North side has C19 lean-to building with slab roof and door to stokehole. Second stage has 4 C15 cusped head double lancet bell openings with Decorated tracery, chamfered mullions, chamfered and rebated reveals with hood moulds, mask and shield stops. All restored. Nave, 3 bays, has coved eaves, 4 gargoyles, crenellated parapet and east gable with cross. On each side, 4 restored C15 triple lancets with cusped four centred arched heads, coved mullions,splayed reveals and hood moulds. North aisle, C15, has chamfered and moulded plinth, sill band, eaves band and crenellated parapet. To west, gabled stone chimney. Pair of diagonal buttresses, 2 setoffs, with Barton arms in square panels, and a similar intermediate buttress. North side has to east 2 C15 elliptical headed quadruple lancets with simple panel tracery, coved mullions, coved and chamfered reveals, and hood mould. To west, restored elliptical headed doorway with chamfered reveal and hood mould. East end has restored C15 triple lancet with Tudor arched heads, hood mould and mask stops. South aisle, C15, 3 bays, has chamfered plinth, string course, coved eaves band with gargoyles,and crenellated parapet. East end has a C15 triple lancet with coved mullions and reveal and hood mould. South side has to east 2 restored C15 triple lancets with cusped heads, coved mullions and reveals and hood moulds, that to east with mask stops. West end has C16 double lancet with cusped trefoil heads, coved mullion and splayed reveal with triangular head. Chancel, C15, 2 bays, has chamfered plinth, string course, coved eaves band with gargoyles, moulded crenellated parapet and east gable with cross. To east, a pair of diagonal buttresses, 3 setoffs, and on each side a similar intermediate buttress. North side has 2 restored C15 quadruple lancets with elliptical heads and panel tracery and hood moulds with mask stops. East end has C15 quintuple lancet of similar design, with coved mullions, coved reveal, and hood mould with mask stops. South side has off-centre priest's door with cove and roll moulded surround and hood mould with mask and foliate stops. Flanked by single quadruple lancets identical to those on north side. South porch, C15, has chamfered plinth, string course, coved eaves band with gargoyles, crenellated parapet and coped gable with cross."
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