St Francis

The roofs are clad with clay tiles and have stone gable-copings with cyma and ovolo kneelers.

To the left of the porch is a round-headed single light, probably C12,

to the right is an elliptical-headed light and a window of two segmental-headed lights, both C17.

The bell-cote is C17 and is surmounted by a cross.

There is also a C17 window of two round-headed lights.

The north chancel wall has a probable C12 single-light window, while the south elevation contains a similar window which has been widened in the C17

a C13 lancet.

The chancel arch is C12 and has plain responds and chamfered imposts with chip-carved diapering.

The responds have been cut back at some time and the pointed arch is probably a replacement for the original Norman arch.

To the left (north) of the chancel arch is an opening to the pulpit which is C17 and is arranged with two and a half sides of a hexagon

It is oak and has enriched angles and carved panels.

In the south wall of the chancel the piscina has a C19 recess into which is set a C12 scalloped capital with a square drain.

The altar is of stone with three panels, and there are C19 encaustic tiles in the sanctuary.

The stone font is C12 and has a square bowl with chamfered angles and lower edge, a cylindrical stem, and a moulded base with spur-ornaments.

SY5997 : Frome Vauchurch Parish Church: font

© Basher Eyre

The roofs have arch-braced collars which are carried on carved stone corbels with stiff leaf decoration in the Early English style, and the purlins in the two-bay chancel roof have diagonal bracing in the C15 style.