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St Michael and All Angels

St Michael And All Angels

Puriton

Somerset

Early C13 tower, remainder C14/C15, cast-iron rainwater head dated 1877 marking a restoration.

Architectural Features

Coursed and coursed and squared rubble, freestone dressings, slate and lead sheeting roofs, except tower with pyramidal fishscale tile roof with weathervane, coped verges.

a gargoyle in the form of an angel to each side

interior benched on a tile floor, C14/C15 roof with an ornamental wall plate, inner dooway with ribbed and studded door with iron strap hinges

Interior scraped on C19 tile floor by Maw and Co of Broseley Salop.

C19 plastered wagon roof to nave, C19 wagon roof to chancel, C14/15 lean-to to north aisle.

Perpendicular rood screen, 3-light sections with some panel tracery, embattled top.

C15 font

Chest dated 1629, further C17 chest and chair, leaden reredos incorporating Jacobean and medieval work, made up from old pews and bench ends removed in 1859 when the church was reseated.

C19 choir stalls, altar rails, organ, lectern and pulpit

chancel with sedilia, probably medieval but restored C19.

C18 memorial slab to nave, also early C19 wall monument with figure of grieving muse and mid C19 Gothic wall monument.

Late C19 stained glass, west window with figures.