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St Margaret of Antioch

St Margaret Of Antioch

Upper Castle Combe

Wiltshire

Anglican parish church, C13 and C15, much restored 1868 by G. E. Street

Architectural Features

Rubble stone and ashlar with C19 red plain tile roofs and coped gables

lower part C13 with C19 renewed west window

small cusped 2-light openings with pierced stone screens to third stage and C15 ashlar top stage

Nave north side C15 with one renewed 3-light Perpendicular style pointed window with hoodmould, then north porch with shouldered panelled gable, diagonal buttresses and high moulded plinth

Ashlar lean-to vestry, 1868, north of chancel, chancel north and south lancets 1868, possibly indicating C13 original, diagonal buttresses and 3-light 1868 Perpendicular style east window with hoodmould

Chancel arch apparently C19, rising from carved corbels

Exceptional C15 stone screen

3 each side over quatrefoil panels with carved arms or roses

Numerous C17 and C18 plaques resited in tower, notably on south wall to J. Wilde died 1702 and M. Wild died 1734.