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St Mary Magdalene

St Mary Magdalene

Horsington

Somerset

Partly C15 tower, remainder in an Art Nouveau version of C15 Gothic.

Architectural Features

chancel has two 2-cusped light flat headed windows without labels, and between them an elliptical arched doorway under ogee label with foliated window : nave has a 2-light pointed arch window with C15 style tracery and arched label with diamond stops, above which is a stepped false gable, then a flat headed window as in the chancel

the inner door in a Norman style - to the West a small single light window.

Tower of C15, but considerably remodelled in 1748 and restored in 1929

chancel has choirstalls incorporating old material, one bench end dated 1670, another to match dated 1913

timber chancel screen in C15 style

good early C20 stained glass in East window

Nave has stone pulpit of C15 style with steps up set in outer wall, with elliptical arch

ogee label over preaching position and small window to the recess, front of pulpit richly carved : font octagonal, plain on square broached base, probably C13

tower arch probably late C15.

First recorded rector 1269.