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Stawell Church

Stawell Church

Chilton Polden

Somerset

C13, C14, C15, much restored 1874.

Architectural Features

The tower with saddle-back roof, diagonal buttresses, weathered set-off about three-quarters of the way up, a square stair-turret to north, good Perpendicular west window, west door, 2 obscured tablets on east face are incised 1610, probably marking a restoration

Formerly on north side of the nave a 3-bay C14 arcade, some external evidence but obscured by robust 2-stage buttresses of 1874 with set-offs.

Interior plastered on tile floors under an unceiled wagon roof of 1874.

Octagonal C15 font with quatrefoil panels, C19 cover.

Medieval chest under tower.

Two good late C18 wall monuments.

Remainder of fittings 1874 including pine pews, pulpit, and altar rails.