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Saint Margaret

Saint Margaret

West Chinnock

Somerset

C12 origins, with C14/C15 tower and south porch

Architectural Features

chancel in C14 style, two bays, probably rebuilt 1866-1867

two-light traceried windows in C14 style in end and east walls.

C15

C16 style traceried windows.

South porch of early C14, with plinth, stepped coping to gable, crowned by unusual hollowed sundial needing no gnomon

bench seats, under the west being a cusped canopy with recumbent effigy thought to be a C14 priest, the whole restored 1928 by W.D. Caröe.

Entrance through fine C12 doorway with outer chevroned order around jambs and arch, and similar inner order to jambs, with zig-zag ornament to lintel, fish scale decoration to tympanum surmounted by lozenge style arch

the door probably C17.

Tower basically of C14, in two stages with plinth, offset angled buttresses to height of taller first stage, rectangular plan stair turret at the east end of the north side, to halfway up stage two

crenellation to stair turret and main tower, the latter having corner pinnacles, lead spouts to west corners and gargoyles to east corners

simple moulded four-centre arched doorway in west wall under square label with figure stops, the left of which appears to be a bishop

immediately above a three-light traceried window of mid C15 under printed label

The interior mostly C19 in character, with ribbed panelled barrel vault ceilings, wide chancel and transept arches in C14 style, tall tower arch of C15 with two continuous panels

The pulpit

pulpit possibly of C18, octagonal with fielded panels

The pulpit

© Ray Jennings

hatchment of 1660

The font is Norman and decorated with beaded foliage.

font of C12 with unusual scroll band decoration to bowl, on slightly later base

The font is Norman and decorated with beaded foliage.

© Sarah Smith