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St Mary

St Mary

Winterborne Whitechurch

Dorset

Parish church, early C13 chancel, C14 crossing tower, C15 south chapel and nave, aisles and porch of 1844 late C20 west vestry.

Architectural Features

Chancel: C13 east window of 3 graduated lancets

north and south walls have C13 lancets

C13 south door with chamfered pointed head

north and east faces have C15 belfry windows of 2-lights under pointed heads

reset C13 lancet to south.

South chapel has C15 2 and 3-light perpendicular tracery windows with pointed heads.

Early C14 chancel arch of 3 chamfered orders with continuous responds

C14 South

west crossing arches of 3 chamfered orders with shafted responds with moulded bases and capitals with C16 carved masks and foliage.

C15 octagonal font with vine scroll oranment supported on free-standing shafts. bearing shields

C17 wooden font cover

some C15 glass, C19 box pews

C13 trefoiled piscinae in chancel

C15 piscinae in south chapel

ST8300 : St Mary's Church, Winterborne Whitechurch- pulpit

C15 timber pulpit much restored C19 with panelled sides and side standards with crochetted finials

ST8300 : St Mary's Church, Winterborne Whitechurch- pulpit

© Basher Eyre

various C18 and C19 wall monuments