St Mary

Tarrant Rushton

Dorset

Redundant Parish Church, now private chapel, C14 origin with late C14 or early C15 alterations, C16 porch and south chapel, C18 chancel, north chapel and further alterations.

C14 C15 C16 C17 CARVINGS FONT MONUMENT TILES MEDIEVAL

Architectural Features

C16

transept arches are chamfer semi-circular with moulded imposts and chamfered jambs, that to the south being C16 and that to the north an C18 copy

C17 CARVINGS

polygonal C17 timber pulpit with moulded panelling below and chip carved panelling above, carved cornice with integral reading desk.

C17

C19 seating incorporating some C17 timberwork

FONT

octagonal stone font on octagonal pier bearing quatrefoils and dated 1868

ST9306 : St Mary, Tarrant Rawston: font

MEDIEVAL TILES

reset medieval floor tiles with slip decoration

MONUMENT

baroque monument dated 1788 to Radford and Thomas Gundry having skull and crossbones and scrolled cheek pieces (a late date for this style of monument.)