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St Catherine

St Catherine

Fivehead

Somerset

C12, C15, C16.

Architectural Features

ST3623 : Swell, St. Catherine's Church: The Norman south doorway arch

Inside of porch benched on a flagstone floor, Norman inner doorway, semi-circular head with Arabesque decoration, colonettes.

ST3623 : Swell, St. Catherine's Church: The Norman south doorway arch

© Michael Garlick

C16 pews, some restored.

Octagonal Norman Font, Laudian alter rails.

Fine pulpit dated 1634, strapwork decoration, cornice

part of this pulpit also reused as a reader, Piscina with a cusped head and bowl.

Aumbrey with C19 door, C17 poor box, C17 chest.

Fragments of medieval stained glass remains to lights of all windows.

Two small C16 brass plaques to floor with texts.