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Marden

Wiltshire

Late C12, under patronage of Bradenstoke Priory, C15, and restored 1885 by C.E. Ponting

Architectural Features

Nave C12 but largely rebuilt on earlier walls in C15

Chancel C15

has cinquefoiled and trefoiled windows and reset C15 south priest's door

Inner door of porch rich C12 work, with guilloche hoodmould and chevron inner order set on tall nook shafts

Door C17, cross boarded with cover mouldings and heavy lock case

C15 low pitched panelled roof with moulded and arcaded tie beams on posts to large carved corbels

Chancel arch excellent C12 work of 3 orders, a variety of chevrons and rolls, with a hollow chamfered outer hood, possibly later

Tower arch, tall, C15, with inner respond shafts, hollow chamfers and outer ogee moulding treated as columns

Fittings: Font

C13 or C14

Pulpit: C17

with backboard and octagonal tester with carved frieze

Brass candle-holders

Brass lectern

Furniture: C17 cane-backed arm chair

Glass: Two windows 1958 by Kettlewell

Royal arms of George III, 1772 over chancel arch

Monuments: In chancel

seven Hayward wall monuments

Panel carved with lamp over

Brass Great War memorial.

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