St Mary

Chancel probably late C13, east wall rebuilt in C19: chamfered plinth corbel table

to north side a 2-light C19 flat arched window with cusped lights, with a probably C15 example in south wall opposite, together with simple cusped lancet and a blocked chamfered 4-centred arched doorway between them

chamfered plinth, string course with gargoyles and low battlemented parapet

buttress with 2 scratch dials to south-east corner and pairs buttresses to west end, about 2/3 height, square roof stair turret to north-east corner: north wall has two 2-light reticulated traceried windows with labels, and to south are two 3-light C15 traceried windows in hollowed arched recesses with simple labels: west wall plain, showing line of pre-battlemented steeply pitched roof, and crowned with small oblong bell turret, Brympton style, which has 2 four-centred arched openings to each face above a moulded corbel, then a pyramidal roof with gabletted and cross finial and corner pinnacles.

South porch probably C14, with simple moulded pointed outer arch

Nave has cusped braced queenpost roof, probably C15/C16 with moulded timbers, panelling and leaf bosses

early C17 octagonal timber panelled pulpit with matching back panel and flat topped tester, and pews incorporate such C17 work in dado panelling and bench ends, soap original doors being incorporated in the dadoes

octagonal panelled font on square panelled shaft, C15, with C17 cover.

An octagonal font from the 15th century, used for baptisms.

© Lewis Clarke