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St Mary

St Mary

Brompton Ralph

Somerset

C15 tower

Architectural Features

south door, nave refenestrated and vestry added C16, church said to be largely rebuilt l738, tower restored 1797 and 1804, north aisle added 1847, chancel rebuilt, church reroofed and restored 1881 by Samuel Shewbroors of Taunton, builder.

south front with C19 hoodmoulds, lancet to left of single storey gabled porch, pointed arched opening chamfered in 2 orders and dying into imposts, pointed arch inner doorway, chamfered in 2 orders, right large C16 4-light cinquefoil headed mullioned window with moulded surround, to right long C19 window, large buttress, 2-light windows with quatrefoil decoration to spandrels in diagonally buttressed chancel, 3-light east window, 2-light mullioned window with decorated spandrels in vestry, pointed arch doorway on north front, butt-joint at junction with north aisle, four 2-light windows between buttresses.

chamfered and pointed arch to turret stair with late medieval studded plank door with long hinges.

Late medieval rood screen of 3:2:3 bays partly reconstructed to design by F Bligh Bond, executed by A C Toms in memory of Robert Toms 1963.

Rare example of dated altar rails, turned balusters and moulded handrail inscribed "Edward Hobbes Gent and Roger Bishop Churchwardens Anno Domini 1667".

C17 chest.

C16 benches in nave, detached piece of wood dated 1596, benches in north aisle C19 copies.

Late C18-early C19 panelled pulpit.

Octagonal font with carved panels of decoration on bowl and one panel begun at base of bowl, said to be C16

C17 flat ribbed cover.

Memorial tablet with draped urn signed T King of Bath to Thomas Canplin died 1780: tablet to Meredith Powell died 1642.

Carving chair with coat of arms in sanctuary, possibly C18.