Architectural Features
Chancel, early C14.
West tower, mid C15 and the chancel arch rebuilt at that time.
North aisle and north porch added late C15.
Roofs of clay-tiles,stone-slates and lead.
Chancel, C14 east window of three graduated lancets with trefoil cusping with moulded outer label and segmental rear arch.
North wall, two windows with a blocked C14 doorway between them.
West tower, mid C15, heightened later in 15th century.
North porch, late C15.
N arcade dates from latter C15, and consists of 2 pointed arches, each of two hollow-chamfered orders and springing from an octagonal central pier with a moulded cap and hollow-chamfered base.
S arcade: central pier and the narrow pointed arch west of it, late C13
Fittings: font octagonal straight-sided Purbeck marble bowl with chamfered under-edge and 2 slightly sunk lancet headed recesses to each face
bowl and base c1200, stem c C15.
Piscinae in chancel and south aisle, C15 and c1500.
Screen: in tower arch, oak, centre opening and a bay on either side in 2 heights, C16 made up with C20 material.
Stair: in west tower, late medieval (RCHM).
Pulpit: octagonal, oak, with 6 panelled sides in two heights with moulded framing, lower panels plain, upper panels fielded and with strapwork, c1630, stone base C20.
SY7699 : St Martin, Cheselbourne: pulpit
Sundials: above south porch arch, rectangular stone slab with Roman numerals, inscribed HC 1631 WM, with wrought iron gnomon.
For monuments and floor slabs, see RCHM p75, col 2. (RCHM Dorset III, p74(1))