St Mary

C16.

C13: east end of north aisle wall, formerly end wall of C13 north transept.

C15: north and south aisles, chancel rebuilt.

South wall with 2 C15 windows and a priest's doorway.

North chapel, rebuilt 1505 by John Hillary of Meerhay.

West tower, early C16.

Sculpture in tiers: Virgin and Child, flanking niches, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension with flanking figures, divided by crocketed pinnacles.

South west vestry, mid C16, with reset windows.

Interior: Nave arcades, 2 west piers, C15, 2 east piers, C16.

North and south aisles with pentice roof on carved head-stops, c.C17.

Chancel-arch, C15, 2-centred of one continuous moulded order.

Fittings: font, late C12, Purbeck marble with square shallow bowl with round arcading on one side.

Piscinae: chancel, C14, north chapel with C20 cill, south aisle, C13 With trefoiled head and gable.

Pulpit: oak, octagonal with 2 tiers of arcaded panels, early C17.

Brasses: 6 of C16, C17 and C18 date.

Monuments: north aisle, to Danel Cox, 1778, John Cox 1783, Samuel Cox, 1801, brothers, white and grey marble wall monument put up in Samuel's lifetime, with shield-of-arms and standing female figure leaning on urn.

4 other marble wall monuments, including to Richard Symes, barrister, 1783 and family

oval medallion carved with female figure leaning on an urn.

South aisle: 'Strode' monuments to Thomas Strode, Sergeant at Law 1698-9, marble with standing figure in wig, gown, side pilasters support cornice etc. R,c.H,t.I. Dorset I, p 17(1)ff.