Church of St Giles, Exhall, Nuneaton and Bedworth

The Church of St. Giles, Exhall | Warwickshire County Council
The Church of St. Giles, Exhall
Warwickshire County Council
Description of this historic site

The Church of St. Giles which was originally built during the Medieval period. It is situated on Church Lane, Exhall.

Notes about this historic site

1 Chancel with N vestry, nave, N and S aisles, S porch and W tower. Nave and chancel appear to be 13th century, although the nave has been rebuilt in modern times, when the chancel was also extensively restored. Tower probably 14th century. N aisle added in 1609 as the burial place of the Hales family, S aisle in 1842, the vestry and an extension of the N aisle in 1885. Exhall was originally a chapelry of St Michael, Coventry, and is mentioned as such in 1260.
2 Drawing of c1820.
3 Description as above.
4 LBL
5 St Giles has a chancel of c.1300, the tower and a window in the north aisle are Perpendicular and the south aisle is dated to 1842. The church was in normal use in 1967.

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