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All Saints

All Saints

Ryme Intrinseca

Somerset

C13 origins with some C15 work but drastically restored in 1875.

Architectural Features

plain clay tiles with bands of fish-scale tiles between coped gables, stone slab to North porch.

pointed arched 3-light East window with C15 tracery under arched label with head stops

1 thin lancet window in North wall next to simple arched doorway probably of C16

Nave has almost full height buttresses each bay, simple plinth and eaves course: C15 style pointed arched traceried windows in deep reveals, seemingly all C19 restorations.

Tower probably late C15 throughout and little altered: 4-stages marked by string courses

immediately above a sculptured panel with 3 figures under square label, also at third stage on West face a canopied statue niche, and above a further carved panel with 3 figures under square label

gargoyles to string course at corners and centres, battlemented parapet, corner C20 pinnacles only vaguely resembling originals still stored in churchyard, May 1983: square plan stair turret to North East corner changing to octagonal plan at stage 2, crowned with weathervane and cock.

Little of interest internally except early C17 wood pulpit on C19 base

C17 chairs in sanctuary and chest

C15 octagonal font with quatrefoil panels

a C15 panelled tower arch with a C18 balcony front to the former musicians gallery, C15 door and doorway to tower stairs.