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St Mary

St Mary

Norton

Gloucestershire

C13 chancel, Decorated features in nave, Perpendicular west tower, restoration by Waller and Christian 1875- 6.

Architectural Features

Red tile and stone slate roof.

Monument set in wall right of door to Robert Marston, died 1708, sandstone, heraldic shield at top flanked by faces of winged cherubs, swags either side, skull and cross-bones at bottom.

Three-light window above with Perpendicular tracery (restored) and hood with scroll-ended stops, 2-light-belfry windows to third stage with cusped heads and hoods with geometric stops, large winged angel stops to hood over north facing window., carved stone face with open mouth incorporated in lower string course.

Battlemented parapet, moulded string below with gargoyles, offset from corners, one of skirted man playing musical instrument.

Gabled C19-C20 timber-framed porch with central double plank doors, single frosted lights either side, stone roundel with foliate carving towards apex of gable above.

Interior: nave with north and south doorways in opposition, tall C14 double-chamfered pointed arch to tower, two corbels against west wall of nave with painted stencilled decoration depicting flowers within crown.

Trefoil-headed ogee cusped piscina left of pulpit.

Asymmetrical double-chamfered pointed chancel arch, probably C14.

Fittings: octagonal stone font on octagonal base (adjacent to south door).

C19 wooden octagonal pulpit in north-east corner of nave.

C19 carved wooden lectern in form of angel on opposite side of nave.

Monuments nave north wall: Richard Browne, died 1636 and his son, also Richard, died 1715

limestone frame with decorative scrollwork, heraldic shield at top, lion's head and angel head decoration.

Nave south wall: white on black marble monument to Richard Butt, died 1848.