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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary The Virgin

Whitelackington

Somerset

C14

Architectural Features

C15.

Chancel probably C15, with plinth, angled corner buttresses

to north and south sides are two 2-light late C15 flat-arched windows with cinquefoil cusped lights, incised spandrils, no labels

North transept of early C14

South transept also early C14

plain to west, but with corbel carving to kneeler stone.

South aisle C15

plinth, string course with gargoyles, battlemented parapets

two 3-light C15 traceried windows in hollowed pointed-arched recesses, between them a blocked pointed-arched doorway

North aisle is narrower, under a continuation of the main roof, probably of C15

Tower in 4 stages, C15

west window above of 4-light sub- arcuated C15 tracery, in hollow arched recess with square-stop label protruding into second stage

Fittings include C14 piscina with shelf in north transept, and in the east wall there is a richly decorated statue niche

the remainder presumably C19, Monuments include two defaced effigies on floor of south transept, a civilian of c1350 and a knight in ardour of c1375

tomb of Sir George Speke, died 1583 but tomb made possibly as much as 25 years earlier, in flamboyant Perpendicular rather than Renaissance, tomb chest with shields, polygonal side shafts with twisted chimney-like finials, with similar finial to crown of 4-centred arch, which is panelled with pendants, pierced tracery side panels, and decorated shield to rear: also monument to John Hanning died 1807 by J.Richards of Exeter, with figure of kneeling woman by an urn.