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Saint Mary Magdalene

Saint Mary Magdalene

Barwick

Somerset

C13 and later.

Architectural Features

plain clay tiles between coped gables to chancel south aisle and nave, lead roof to North aisle and tower, stone slates to South porch.

East window of 3-lights C16 pattern in deep shallow pointed arched recess, with 2-light C19 pattern side windows

North aisle of 1489 and more ornate: deep plinth and heavy cill string, upper string with gargoyles and battlemented parapet

tomb of 1636 set under this window partly into wall.

Nave has plain West door in labelled pointed arch, and 3-light C14 style window above.

simple lancet just above string East side, to North a smaller C15 window

to head of tower pairs cusped lancets each face: lead spouts, with gargoyle East face.

C16 statue bracket under North window, C14 piscina in South East corner

choir stalls mostly of C16.

Nave has C19 open timber roof, with mid C13 South arcade of chamfered arches, capitals mostly dressed off

North arcade of 1489 with shallow pointed parelled arches

circular rere-arch to West window: some good bench ends of 1523,

timber pulpit dated 1619.

North aisle has C15 coffered rib roof, almost flat,

at West end an early C12 font, fluted with cable decoration.

Fragment of wall painting in South-East corner of South aisle.

Memorials include large marble plaque with draped urn over, commemorating John Newman, died 1799, and incised Keinton slab to Walter Ridout, died 1680, in North and South aisles respectively.

C16 chest near pulpit.

2 bells in tower said to be of circa 1400.