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All Saints

All Saints

Norton Fitzwarren

Somerset

North aisle circa 1300, tower late C13-early C14, church restored 1851-52, porch and chancel rebuilt and vestry added 1866.

Architectural Features

This looks a bit like a spider with a female head near the northeast corner of the top of the tower of [[1002129]].

Crenellated three stage tower, set back buttresses, string course with gargoyles, deep plinth, two-light mullioned and transomed louvred bell openings, clock and empty canopied niche on south nave, pointed moulded arch, west door with C19 door, renellated north east stair turrent

This looks a bit like a spider with a female head near the northeast corner of the top of the tower of [[1002129]].

© Derek Harper

Very handsome 3:5 bay rood screen with double doors, the name of Ralph Harris, Churchwarden

carved upon it: rood group above 1896.

Finely carved alabaster and black slate wall tablet with gilded lettering, swags and drops with console, to Jacob Prowse died 1672 inscribed with thirteen lines in Latin from Homer's Iliad.

Three hatchments including late one to Sir John Slade of Monty's Court (qv) who died 1859.

C20 carved pulpit.

C19 brass chandeliers with glass mantels.

C19 stained glass east window dated 1855.

Octagonal font.

Some C16 bench ends.