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St Andrew

St Andrew

Mells

Somerset

Predominantly late C15, tower of mid C16, mid C19 restoration.

Architectural Features

Buttressed porch with ogee gable and pinnacles, polygonal vestry of 1485 has plain 2-light openings and ares of Garland, its benefactor.

Scraped interior on elaborate tile floors

fan vault to tower and porch, restored roofs of C19, except a lean-to in north chapel of C15 springing from angelic corbels.

This beautiful and evocative statue to Edward Horner, who died on 21st November 1917 aged only 28 was created in 1920 by A. Munnings on a Lutyens base.

Important furniture, particularly to Horner family in the north chapeli equine memorial by Munnings of 1920 on Lutyens base to Frances Horner

This beautiful and evocative statue to Edward Horner, who died on 21st November 1917 aged only 28 was created in 1920 by A. Munnings on a Lutyens base.

© Michael Garlick

further tablets and a chest tomb of C17, C18 and C19 as well as east window of 1930 by Charles Nicholson.

opposite cut lettering by Gill of 1916 to Raymond Asquith, above bronze wreath again by Lutyens. west end of south aisle has brass plaque of 1826 to Fussell family by Gingell of Bath

Further lesser memorials particularly in South chapel which also has a piscina.

chest of 1640

3 brass chandaliers, largest to chancel dated 1721

Norman tub font.

Mostly Cl9 stained glass

Tower has clock of C17 and peal of 8 bells, earliest of 1717