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St Mary

St Mary

Cossington

Somerset

C13, C14, C15, substantially restored 1900.

Architectural Features

blocked west doorway with 4-centred arch head, floral decoration to spandrels, stopped label with figures of angels.

Buttressed south porch, moulded C14 outer opening, sundial over, paired panelled doors, inside is benched on flagstone floor, moulded inner door opening, above a niche for a former statue.

Two bay chancel, paired lancet windows to south, C13 rere-arches

north wall with remains of small window, again C13

early C19 memorial tablet set into south wall.

Chancel with C13 tomb-recess with a cinquefoil head.

Slender C15 font with quatrefoil panels.

C19 pews, pulpit, decalogue plaques and reredos.

Many C18/C19 wall monuments, most noteworthy over south door of the nave.

Four mid/late C19 stained glass windows

fragment of medieval glass to south window of nave

Two brasses, to John Brent and wife, obit.

1524, large figures inset to chancel floor.