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St Margaret

Wellington

Herefordshire

Late C12 to C16, restorations in 1883, 1887 and 1912/13.

Architectural Features

Late C12 west tower

nave, C13 chancel, C15 or early C16 north transept

aisle, C14 south porch.

The fourth stage is plain apart from central water spouts just below the final string which defines C14 - C15 embattled top.

C14 south-west window of two lights with trefoiled heads, two restored similar windows to east of porch.

C12 south doorway has fluted imposts, two roll mouldings to semi-circular head and to jambs.

The restored C15 nave roof has brattished tie beams between the chancel arch and tower arch containing arch-braced collars with intermittent cusped raking struts

North aisle has six bays of cusped restored C15 (?) wind braces rising from oak corbels, several of which are heads.

North transept: wagon roof heavily restored though retaining some C15 (?) bosses at junction of rafters and arch braces.

Nave: three octagonal columns separate north transept, 2-centred C12 tower arch of two orders with scalloped capitals

Blocked C12 light to west of porch.

Chancel: south-east window has C15 stained glass in its tracery

fragments of black-letter C15 script and a haloed male head.

C13 piscina in east wall has circular drain supported on an asymmetrically designed corbel.

Also in the east wall, monument to Sir Herbert Perrot died 1683, with aedicule comprising broken pediment supported by barley- sugar columns.

C15 oak credence with ogee head in south wall.

Pulpit in early C17 style, probably largely c1900.

C14 font with octagonal bowl on octagonal stem and base.

Wall monument to Ann Meats, died 1830, situated beneath rood opening is unusual in having a large signature "Richard Yeomans Bod" (ie Bodenham ?)