St George

early C16, vestry and north chapel of 1814 said to be by James Wyatt, as James Wyatt died in 1813 this work probably by Jeffry Wyatt, later Sir Jeffry Wyattville).

West of porch the parapet becomes battlemented, with corner gargoyles to string, 3-light window in south wall, C15 tracery in hollowed recess, and also in west wall.

C15 outer arch with canopied statue niche over

stone rib and traceried panel vaulted roof, bench seats, moulded inner doorway with a possibly C15 door.

3-light flat-arched north-east window, 4-light C15 style window under gable.

Tower of 1485-95, 4 stages: full-height offset corner buttresses, strings, battlemented parapets with quatrefoil panels below merlons corner and intermediate pinnacles, weathervane of 1756 by Thomas Bagley of Bridgwater: taller hexagonal south-east corner stair turret.

Almost triangular-arched west door, with carved spandrils and square label over.

Inside, chancel mostly C19/C20, but wide C16 chancel arch and panelled arches to south aisle and vestry.

C15 shaft and hollow arcade, panelled tower arch.

C13 font had bowl decorated in C15.

Organ gallery incorporates Coade stone hatchment of George III dated 1812.

North Chapel is the Poulett family pew and has many fine monuments.

The earliest, outside the pew, an effigy of a C15 knight, and a brass near pulpit, late C15, to John and Alicia Chudderlee.

The Poulett monuments include reused chest tombs to Sir Amyas, died 1537, and Sir Hugh, died 1572, with transitional Perpendicular/Early Renaissance arched recess with figures over

effigy in alabaster of Sir Amyas II died 1588, with French inscription, removed from St Martin-in-the-Fields

canopied tomb with figures to Sir Anthony, died 1600,

Five Poulett daughters shown kneeling below their mother, from left to right (modern spelling): Marjory, Susannah, Margaret, Anna, and Elizabeth.

© Mike Searle

his wife, died 1601.

The finest, in full Baroque plasterwork, commemorates John, Baron Poulett, died 1649, but may be early l18

others include memorial to John, First Earl Poulett, died 1745, by Rysbrack

C17 brass in south aisle.