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St Mary

St Mary

Glanvilles Wootton

Dorset

GLANVILLES WOOTTON GLANVILLES WOOTTON: ST 60 NE VILLAGE 7/13 Parish Church of St Mary 4.10.60 - II* Parish Church, south chapel c 1344, west tower c 1400, south porch C15, west doorway C16 and north nave wall, chancel and general restoration of 1876.

C13C14C15C16C17STAINED GLASSCARVINGSFONTMONUMENTGARGOYLESTILES

Architectural Features

GARGOYLES

Above is a string course with gargoyles and an ashlar battlement with crocketted corner finials.

TILES

The chapel contains many early tiles.

C13FONT

Early C13 Purbeck marble octagonal font.

C14

C14 chapel altar slab.

C17MONUMENT

Various monuments including large late C17 classical tablet with kneeling figures to John Every.

STAINED GLASS

Some early stained glass fragments.

C17

C17 panelling behind altar.

CARVINGS

C19 pulpit and pews, the chapel pews having good quality carved ends. "RCHM Dorset Vol III", pp 95-96, no 1.