St Mary The Virgin

Coursed and squared blue and white lias, Ham stone dressings, slate roofs to coped verges, finial, stone ridge tiles to chancel.

very large corner pinnacles with attached secondary pinnacles, intermediate pinnacles to each side, gargoyles

crocketted niches to each face of tower with surviving medieval figures, to West the Risen Christ stepping from His sarcophagus, the Blessed Virgin with Bambino, St Peter and St Paul

4-light transomed east window, elaborately moulded east doorway, paired ribbed and studded plank doors, flanking canopied niches, figures missing.

Large south porch, pointed arch inner and outer doorways of 2 simple chamfered orders, pierced embattled parapet, gargoyles, buttresses, good outer C17 dog gates, inside benched on flagstone floor, foiled niche for figure, slighted remains of a stoup, fine fan-vault with a square central pendant, ribbed and studded inner door with scrolly iron strap hinges, early lock.

Four bay C16 north aisle, pierced-embattled parapet, gargoyles, pinnacles, buttresses, 4-light windows with depressed-arch heads, rich tracery, narrow north doorway to third bay from east.

Two bay chancel, triple-lancet windows with plate tracery, above 2 quatrefoils and a septfoil, additional C16/C17 two-light square-headed window added to south, broad 5-light east window of simple stepped lancets, large buttresses with stepped offsets

Plastered interior on flagstone floors, 2 C17 memorials to chancel floor.

Nave under ribbed keel-shaped roof with ribs and coloured bosses, chancel under wagon roof with exposed ribs, aisle with good panelled roof, carved bosses, stout timber floor to the ringing chamber.

Norman font with square bowl on a large central shaft with 4 smaller flanking shafts, bowl carved with dragon figures and a dove, ]acobean tester

Late C17/early C18 pulpit.

ST3520 : Isle Abbots: St. Mary the Virgin Church: The Jacobean pulpit 4

© Michael Garlick

C15 rood screen, square-headed panels with simple tracery, paired central doors, cornice surviving to east

Little carved figures against the wall plate over the roof-loft stairway, with fretwork running between them indicating the width or the musicians gallery.

Jacobean altar table, adjacent to the altar a medieval sacphagus.

Set of C15 pews with carved traceried bench ends.

Small medieval chest.

Remains of Royal Arms under tower.

Brass memorial to the Fallen of the Great War.

A brass plaque features more discernible names of the Great War's victims; the Roll of Honour has faded a tad over time.

© Neil Owen

Fragments of medieval stained glass to chancel

remains of small glazed tile to chancel floor, thought to be from Muchalney Abbey.

There are five bells, 2 of pre-Reformation date end 3 of the C17, one cast in Bristol and one in Taunton