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St Mary

St Mary

Loxton

Somerset

C12, C14, C16, 1875.

Architectural Features

Rubble, squared quoins slate and clay tile roofs, raised coped verges.

The church's south porch and doorway are well ornamented with late Norman zig-zag work. The porch and stone seats are beieved to be late mediaeval; the door and wrought ironwork are from 1875.

neo-Norman west window has recessed colonnettes with scallop capitals and outer scallopped corbels which carry a decorated dripmould

The church's south porch and doorway are well ornamented with late Norman zig-zag work. The porch and stone seats are beieved to be late mediaeval; the door and wrought ironwork are from 1875.

© Neil Owen

Gabled south porch, clay tile roof, arch-head opening and low stone seat around C12 doorway

neo- norman west window has 2 round headed lights in colonnettes with scallop capitals and small central oculus above in arched recess

3 bay nave with wagon roof, perpendicular but 1536, large and small bosses alternate along spine, embattled wallplate, one nave window has cusped rear arch

C12 font, square with cross and chevron decoration on 3 sides, stands on plain circular capital on plinth

neo-Norman pulpit with colonnade

boiler screen of 1978 has some very fine carved timber detail.

tower south window has mediaeval fragments