St Andrew And St Mary

Two-stage square tower, broached to octagon with quatrefoil parapet and two-light bell-opening, spire, three-light west window, two-light to vestry, setback buttresses, diagonally buttressed south aisle, gabled C19 single storey porch, diagonally buttressed, moulded arched opening, moulded inner doorway, C19 door with decorative hinges, two three-light windows right flanking stepped buttress, rood stair turret, C19 octagonal upper stage with pierced parapet, three-light windows to organ bay, good blue lias tablet on east wall to ----- died 1720, incised decoration and angel heads, south wall of chancel projection for tomb lit by two-light C20 window above, diagonally buttressed chancel, four-light east window, similar projection but with buttress on north wall of chancel, three-light east window to slightly projecting diagonally buttressed lady chapel, pierced quatrefoil parapet with shields, none to aisle parapet, ogee headed priests door in north east corner, two three-light windows left of two-storey porch with pierced quatrefoil parapet with shields, none to aisle parapet,ogee headed priests door in north east corner, two three-light windows left of two storey porch with pierced quatrefoil parapet above chamfered, four-centre arched doorway to parvise (not seen), gable over chamfered arched entrance, chamfered arched inner doorway with engaged colonettes, C19 door, stair turret on right return, two-light west window to chapel.

Roofs: chancel, renewed ceiled ribbed barrel vault with bosses and wall plate, similar but restored roof to nave with C19 quatrefoil clearstorey windows, C19 monopitch ceiling to north aisle, C19 cambered compartment ceiling to south aisle, C15 compartment ceiling to tower.

In chancel two fine recumbent effigy tombs: left John Coles died 1607 and his wife Ann, daughter of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, painted in 1937, with alabaster children kneeling below

right John Coles died 1627 and his wife Elizabeth Wyndham died 1634, with four daughters kneeling below.

Recumbant effigy of Humphrey Coles, died 1570 has been resited from chancel in the north west chapel.

Two hatchments, that of William Hawker, died 1806, and his daughter Ann, died 1834.

A few early C16 bench ends, majority C19.

Very handsome early C17 pulpit with sounding board from the Bluecoat school in Frome, probably by London craftsmen.

Octagonal Perpendicular font, quatrefoil decorated panels, two carved with depictions of St George and St James of Conpostela, later panel depicting Christ.

Good brass lectern in memory of William Amasa Copp died 1901.

Remains of medieval stained glass in upper lights of lady chapel north window

collection of late C19-mid C20 glass including lady chapel east window 1894 and west window 1904, both by Keape, east window 1881.