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St Mary

St Mary

Cannington

Somerset

Tower late C14, remainder rebuilt early C15, restored 1840 by Richard Carver, further C19 alterations.

Architectural Features

Coursed red sandstone rubble, freestone dressings, large slate roof overall, embattled parapets to aisles, prominent gargoyles.

Scraped interior, wagon roof to nave/chancel with ribs and coloured bosses, lean-to roof to north and south aisles with angel corbels.

ST2539 : Cannington, St. Mary's Church: c15th font (detail)

Particularly fully fitted interior including a late C14/early C15 octagonal font

ST2539 : Cannington, St. Mary's Church: c15th font (detail)

© Michael Garlick

C15 rood and par close screens with C19 refurbishment

restored C15 pulpit on a C19 base

reredos of 1893 by Powells with encaustic panels, further encaustic tiles to chancel floor

royal arms of Charles II over south door

two C17 chests, C17 altar table to south aisle, two C17 coffin stools, two pews incorporating much C17 work

C19 stained glass

fragment of a medieval brass to chancel