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St Mary

St Mary

Turnworth

Dorset

Church, C15 west tower, remainder 1869 by G R Crickmay after J Hicks with some input by Thomas Hardy.

Architectural Features

2 stage west tower with octagonal north vice, diagonal buttresses and plain parapet with string bearing gargoyles.

The arcade is on round piers with moulded bases and carved capitals in the early French gothic style, said to have been designed by Thomas Hardy the author.

The chancel arch is again similar but with roll mouldings and springing from carved angel respond corbels.

Restored C15, moulded, pointed tower arch with continuous outer chamfer and inner mouldings terminating in C19 carved respond corbels.

ST8207 : St Mary's, Turnworth- pulpit

C19 shafted wooden pulpit.

ST8207 : St Mary's, Turnworth- pulpit

© Basher Eyre

Elaborate c19 font with carved stone biblical scenes.

Various c19 and C20 monuments, some reset including tablet with sarcophagus and weeper to Mark Davis, died 1832, by Simmonds of Blandford. c19 encaustic tiles

c19 and C20 glass. )