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St Giles, Gt Coxwell, viewed from the south west.
St Giles, Great Coxwell, from the north east.
Great Coxwell 1 is better known for its grand tithe barn, now run by the National Trust, but if one troubles oneself to go to the other end of the village, one will find the pretty little church of St Giles. It is a simple structure, with clear Norman, if not Anglo-Saxon foundations, consisting of aisle-less chancel and nave, and west tower. Most of the church fabric we see today is 13th century, particularly on the south side, but the narrow splayed windows in the north walls of the chancel and nave reveal its earlier beginnings. The long and short work on the jambs of the north door might suggest an even earlier edifice.
The tall, narrow lancet on the south wall of the chancel just west of the small priest's door has a wooden door at its base, openable from the outside, probably an example of a low side window. The north porch is very unusual, having a wooden, braced arch made from heavy rough hewn timbers as an entrance.
Timber framed north porch.
Wooden door over lancet window
to act as a low side window.
South nave 1: The Good Shepherd and Good Samaritan, 1899.2
There is a single two-light Percy Bacon & Brothers window in St Giles, installed in 1899. The subjects are the Good Shepherd, and the Good Samaritan. The window is dedicated to the Rev Richard Hope Hooper (d. 1899) and his wife, Anne (d. 1898).
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The window is unsigned.
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- More information on St Giles on the Faringdon Community website
- For window attribution refer to Church Stained Glass Records: Faculty D/P 44 6/2 (Berks Record Office).
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Sat Nav Post Code: SN7 7NG