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St Matthew

St Matthew

Wookey

Somerset

C12 establishment, late C13 chancel, remainder C14-early C15, except C16 chapel

Architectural Features

lofty porch, moulded inner and outer door openings, benched interior on flagstone floor, wooden dog gates, C15 roof.

Three bay chapel with large 4-light square-headed window of 1423 and 2 pointed head windows, 3-light west window.

Plastered interior on flagstone and encaustic tile floors.

3-bay south arcade C15

C16 arches to south chapel.

Restored C13 font

Two C17 chests

table incorporating remains of C17 altar rail

altar rail of 1635

C19 pulpit incorporating Jacobean remains.

Principal monument a Perpendicular chest to Thomas Clarke, obit 1555, for whom the south chapel may have been built

many good C17/C18 monuments.

Much late C19 stained glass and some good C20 work

north chancel window with fragmentary medieval work.

C17 bible in glazed case.

Royal Arms dated 1837.