Description

SK 77 SW WEST DRAYTON CHURCH LANE
(east side)

5/87 Church of
St. Paul
1.2.67
II*

Parish church. C12, C15, rebuilt 1874. Dressed coursed rubble,
ashlar and some render. Tile roofs, coped gables with single
ridge cross to east end. Single damaged cross to the coped gable
of the slightly projecting double arched west bell turret. Nave
and chancel under single roof, north vestry. In the projecting
shaft of the bell turret is a single C15 window with 2 arched and
cusped lights under a flat arch with concrete surround.
Projecting from the north is a C19 red brick, render and tile
vestry with coped gable and single arched and cusped light in the
north wall. To the left is a further C19 wing with 2 doorways
with plank doors. Behind this wing, in the north nave wall, is a
single C19 arched and cusped light with moulded surround, hood
mould and label stops. In the north chancel wall is a single
similar window. The buttressed east end is set on a plinth and
has a single arched C15 window with 3 lights, cusped panel
tracery, hood mould and human head label stops. The south wall
has 2 C19 arched and cusped lights with moulded surrounds, hood
moulds and label stops. To the left is a worn C12 round arched
doorway with wooden plank door. 2 slim columns with worn
capitals support zigzag decorated imposts. The arch is decorated
on front and soffit with zigzag and there is a scalloped hood
mould. To the right of the doorway is an arched stoup. To the
left is a single C19 arched and cusped light with moulded
surround, hood mould and label stops. Interior. A pointed
arched doorway leads to the vestry. Late C19 octagonal font, the
remaining furniture being late C19 and C20. Under the west
window is a C14 stylised carved cross. To the left is a slab
with similarly carved cross. The east window is by Lavers and
Westlake, London, 1895.

Listing NGR: SK7111474747

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Paul's Church, West Drayton at Wikipedia
• St Paul's Church, West Drayton official website
• Wikidata Q15979476

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