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St John

St John

Wheddon Cross

Somerset

C13 tower, C13-early C14 north aisle, 1713 east wall of north aisle rebuilt, 1862 extensively restored, reseated, and south aisle, south chapel and south porch added, 1971 reroofed.

Architectural Features

south arcade with vigorously carved foliage capitals.

Base, stem and pillars of Norman font with C19 Italian marble bowl.

Mid C19 Beer stone pulpit, panels carved with scenes from the bible

mid C19 stone reredos sculpted with da Vinci's Last Supper, reset in south chapel when the Arts and Crafts style ceramic, alabaster and glass mosaic reredos, dado and also the east window, were given in memory of Philip Pleydell Bouverie and his wife, died 1890 and 1892 respectively.

The south aisle had been erected at their expense and contains glass by Clayton and Bell.