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St Mary

Market Lavington

Wiltshire

Late C13, probably including earlier fabric, C14, C15, restored c1860 by Ewan Christian, and 1910

Architectural Features

Chancel and nave late C13

north vestry late C13-early C14

porch erected and aisles widened C14

Tower C15

Chancel has 2- light C13 bar tracery windows on north, and 3-light east window, tracery renewed C19

Aisle extension has reset early C15 window, and parapet to lower choir vestry

Numerous fragments of chevron, billet and shafts from C12 church built in during restoration

C17 studded and panelled entrance door

Various external wall monuments

Interior: Arcades of 3 bays, double chamfered, dying into slender piers, perhaps recut from C12 arcade (Pevsner). Mouldings continued to floor in north west arch

Roof low pitches, C17 five bays, tied beam trusses with king posts and curved braces

Chancel arch late C14-C15

Moulded C14 door to vestry and south priest's door, now leading to choir vestry

Early C14 piscina and small squint from vestry to high altar

Fittings: Font

C14-C15

Pulpit

limestone octagon with carved roundels

Fragments: In vestry, C12 fragments including fluted capital hollowed out at stoup, and shaft with foliage scroll

Monuments: In chancel, north wall

Six monuments, from east: a) Limestone, 1694

Carved pilasters with cornice

Five wall monuments, from east: a) Oval inlaid marble tablet by Brewer of Box

To Percival Oram, died 1917. e) Limestone monument with marble panel by Brewer of Box

Carved pilasters with cornice and shaped gable with urns over

Also brass war memorial and three other brasses

South aisle: Three wall monuments: a) White marble on grey

Also in aisle, Royal arms, canvas on wood, 1744

Four hatchments, a) Hon Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, died 1850. b) Louisa, widow of last, died 1852. c) Merewether impaling unidentified arms, and d) unidentified.

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