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St Mary, St Katherine and All Saints

St Mary, St Katherine And All Saints

Edington

Wiltshire

South side of chancel has three 3-light Perpendicular windows and segmental-headed priest's door, large buttresses with crocketed pinnacles, cornice to parapet has fine gargoyles, large 5-light Perpendicular east window, north side has three 3-light windows and central blocked doorway with cusped canopy

Architectural Features

North transept has doorway and 3-light window to east, crocketed angle buttresses, 3- light window to north with four C17 shell-headed niches below, polygonal stair turret to north west angle, tall 2-light window to west, evidence of former monastic buildings against north side of transept and aisle

Nave has original 6-bay kingpost roof with C17 cusped plaster panels

South transept has 2-bay king-post roof with cusping, narrow stairs door, fine C15 Baynton monument against south wall

Lady chapel in north transept has plaster ceiling with cusped panels in nave, dated 1663, cusped piscina and crocketed niche, C17 reredos and communion rails

Early C16 screen and loft to chancel, east side and top restored by Ponting

Fine C17 communion rail with dogbars and strapwork

Other fittings: C15 octagonal stone font base in north aisle reset with C19 marble bowl and plinth

C17 cover

C17 pulpit with tester and 1890s stairs in C18 style

C18 brass candelabra throughout

C14 stained glass retained in clerestory windows and east window of Lady Chapel

some C19 glass in chancel. some fittings from Imber Church of St Giles: altar in north aisle

1639 Royal Arms and two C14 effigies of knights

Monuments: Collection of C18 and C19 marble wall tablets in Lady Chapel include several to Long family of Baynton House (q.v.). In chancel is grey marble monument by Chantrey to Sir Simon Taylor died 1815 and fine Lewis monument erected by Lady Anne Beauchamp to Sir Edward Lewis died 1632

C15 Cheney monument occupies a bay in the south arcade