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Wiltshire

C12, C15, C16 and 1869 by Henry Weaver

Architectural Features

Ashlar limestone, with slate roof to nave, lead to tower and aisles, and tiles to chancel

Cruciform plan of Norman origin, and aisles to nave and north and south porches

Transepts and aisles crenellated over low pitched roofs, and fine carved parapets to transept and south east chapel

Chancel 1678 rebuilt in 1868-9 of Bath stone, with paired lancets and triple east window having carvings in arched string

Lombardic corbel table, and carved copings

South porch has reset triple C13 shafts and capitals, and a square headed inner door with casement mouldings

South aisle has moulded beams and purlins as the Old Rectory (c/f) and C16 roof to north aisle

Crossing piers incorporate two short C12 columns with trumpet scallop capitals

Fittings: Font

C15 low octagonal bowl with quatrefoiled panels and conical carved cover dated 1633 T.M. Pulpit, late C19, octagonal

Monuments: In nave

South Aisle: A large limestone tablet with thin Ionic paired columns, cornices and carved pediment surmounted with eagles

In chancel: North wall, white marble pedimented tablet with urn over and arms on apron, to William Fowle, died 1779, and various C19 brasses

Glass: Fragments of m edieval glass in heads of east windows of Chapel, and in transept windows

Chancel glass by Lavers and Barraud.

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