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St Mary

St Mary

Cerne Abbas

Dorset

C14 chancel, with east wall rebuilt C17, C15

Architectural Features

early C16 aisle walls south porch partly rebuilt, west tower within the body of the church, early C16.

Clearstorey added early C16.

Chancel extends one bay east of aisles, north wall has single- light window with trefoiled head, C14,and a blocked one in south wall.

6-light east window, C15 reset.

South porch has a C15 outer archway with moulded jambs and 4-centred head.

Panel in the parapet with "C W Willi Tulledge, Tho Dussell, 1696", (date of restoration).

Fittings: Font: octagonal bowl with chamfered under edge, medieval, stem and base modern.

Pulpit: oak, octagonal with enriched rails and cornice, sounding board, dated 1640.

Stone screen to chancel, 6 lights each side and central doorway, C15.

Wall-paintings, chancel, four scenes from life of St John Baptist, Cl4.

Monuments and wall- tablets, extensive of Cl7 and C18.