History
The Monuments

An incised alabaster floor slab, now in the south chancel aisle (Vestry) bears the figures of William Wynnesbury and his wife and the small figure of their daughter between them. William Wynnesbury died in 1503 but the date inscribed is not clear and has been variously interpreted. This slab was formerly near the tomb of Richard Littleton in the South Chapel. In the arch to be found in the south wall in the South Chapel is the tomb of Richard Littleton and Alicia Wynnesbury, daughter of William and Katherine Wynnesbury, and heiress of the Pillaton Estates. Richard died in 1518 and Alicia in 1529. They are the forbears of the present Littleton family and were married in Penkridge Church in 1485.

Monument1Also at one time in the South Chapel but now in the Chancel is a fine alabaster monument bearing effigies of Sir Edward Littleton (d 1558) and his two wives Helen (Swynnerton) and Isabel (Wood). Monument2On the north side of the chancel is a somewhat similar tomb with effigies of Sir Edward Littleton (d 1574) and his wife Alice (Cockayne). Both these monuments are thought to be the work of the Royleys of Burton. Against the east wall of the north chancel aisle is an elaborate two-tier monument, the lower stage bearing the effigies of Sir Edward Littleton (d 1610) and his wife Margaret (Devereux), the upper those of their son, also Sir Edward (d 1629) and his wife Mary (Fisher).Monument1 An incised alabaster slab has been mounted on the aisle wall: it shows the kneeling figures of a Littleton family in mid 17th century dress. At the end of the south chancel aisle, now the vicar‘s vestry is a marble wall monument with a carved sarcophagus commemorating Sir Edward Littleton (d 1772).

Elsewhere are wall tablets to Alexander Ward (1729), Thomas Perry, Curate (1743), John Eginton (1725), John Herbert (1769) and to several vicars of the parish. There are also tablets to members of the Littleton family dated 1888, 1897, 1917, 1923 and 1930. In the south nave aisle is a tablet to Commander Sir Geoffrey C. Congreve, killed in 1941. The east boundary wall of the churchyard incorporates a carved stone obelisk, designed by Sir Charles Nicholson as a memorial to the First World War.


MisericordsMisericords

Eight Misericords survive from the collegiate church of the late 15th century. They are now preserved in the Sanctuary by the High Altar


PulpitThe Pulpit

This is made of stone, and is economical in size and design. It was placed in the church in 1890 to replace a wooden pulpit which was only placed in the church during the 1881 restoration. Until 1890, the pulpit was on the south side of the chancel arch.