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St James

St James

Sutton Benger

Wiltshire

C1300 with C16 west tower, altered in mid C19, rubble stone, ashlar tower, stone slate roof and coped gables

Architectural Features

Nave has carved paired heads under kneelers of gables

stepped buttresses below and details of c1300 and C14

South side has plain lancet with C19 decorative leading, then C15 porch with sundial finial, pointed arch and three 2-light flat- headed cusped side windows

Inside, stone seats, pointed door with hood and carved stops, small piscina to right

North side has similar lancet to right of family chapel, and two C14 two-light windows with quatrefoil heads to left, of differing sizes

Various affixed C18 monuments on south wall of chancel and nave

Interior: nave has C19 boarded roof and fine complete set of early C19 Gothic panelled box pews with two-decker pulpit

Stone octagonal font, tulip shape, uncertain date

Fittings and monuments: In chancel side windows stained glass of c1860

On floor brass to Sir Edward de Cerne died 1393 and his widow died 1419, on north wall fine cinquefoil-cusped tomb-recess with effigy of a knight, said to be Phillip de Cerne, c1300

In nave south, stained glass of 1896 by Ward & Hughes

Family chapel has fine series of monuments

fine neo-classical monument with bust to Sir Robert Long died 1767

On east wall, to left, Sir J.T. Long died 1805, by King of Bath and, to right, Sir J.T Long died 1794 by F. Robins, also bust of Adelaide Wellesley died 1843 aged 8. On north wall monument to 5th Earl of Mornington died 1863 with standing angels. (N. Pevsner, Wiltshire, 1975, 225-6) Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system