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St Mary

St Mary

Charlton Mackrell

Somerset

C13 origins, but restored 1792-4 and 1847.

Architectural Features

east window a C19 version of C14 tracery, 3-lights, arched label with foliated stops

one similar window in north wall, but to north east corner a C19 Vestry, apsidal plan in a C13 style with hipped roof. north transept has plinth, double corner buttresses, eaves course

2-light C19 tracery east and west windows, but north window a fine 5-light curvilinear traceried window of c1300-1340, with unstopped arched label.

South transept has angled corner buttresses, with C19 copies of C15 windows, 2-light to east and west, 3-light to south, this last with headstop label.

Nave has 3 C14 style traceried windows to north wall,

two early C15 style to south wall, all 3-lights

between these last the south porch with C13 style arch with ball flower decoration and headstops to label

inner arch C15 style, but walls and encaustic tile floor C19: west window has elaborate C15 style tracery, with transome and headstop to label

Tower has one stage clear of roof ridges, with string courses, corner gargoyles and battlemented parapet

an ogee arched piscina possibly C14, and the chancel and crossing arches may be C14.

in north transept a tulip bowl font on turned base, probably C13.

Nave has richly decorated stone pulpit and octagonal font at west end, with wood cover

elaborately decorated bench ends to west of nave, some of which are early C16: early C19 glass in west window