Church Of St Mary Magdalene

ST 76 NW CHARLCOMBE LANGRIDGE LANE, LANGRIDGE (north side) 4/12 1.2.56 Church of St Mary Magdalene

G.V. I

Anglican Parish Church. C12, altered C13 and C14; restored and apse added 1869-72 by C.E. Davis of Bath. Coursed rubble and coursed squared rubble with freestone dressings; Cotswold stone slate roofs with coped raised verges. West tower, nave, south porch, chancel with apse and projections to north and south. West tower of 2 stages with a saddleback roof; 2-light Perpendicular style west window; plain lancet and cusped lancet windows to bell stage; buttress with off-sets on south side. Nave: the north side has 3 windows, including a plain C19 lancet, a C14 decorated window with cusped heads and a 2-light casement window in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds; the south side has one small round-headed window to the west andaC19 2-light decorated style window. Chancel: the apse has 3 plain round-headed windows with imposts and continuous string course; south projection has doorway in roll moulded surround. Gabled south porch of large, squared masonry blocks; double chamfered pointed doorway under a hoodmould which is linked to a string course. South door is C12: beaded and spiral moulded columns with scalloped capitals; arch of 2 orders of zig-zag and outer band of chip-carved rosettes; inner roll moulded surround. Interior: much restored chancel arch with two columns bearing scalloped capitals; heavily enriched arch with much zig-zag ornament and hood-mould with beading. Above the chancel arch is a restored round-headed niche with C13 sculptured figures of the Virgin and Child. Font: ashlar, octagonal bowl on a stem. Pulpit: Jacobean, polygonal with carved and enriched panels, back and sounding- board. Bench ends carved by the Rector and friends c. 1880. Monuments. In the tower is the C14 figure of a recumbent lady. Nave: brass to Elizabeth Walsche died 1441; inscribed marble plaque to William and Catherine Wilton, died 1792 and 1776. Chancel: numerous inscribed marble plaques, especially Katherine Walrond died 1714, Lawrence Walrond died 1679, Anne Gunning died 1817, by Reeves and Son of Bath. Greek Revival sarcophagus, John Gunning died 1843 by Reeves of Bath in a C17 style, oval brass of 1711 to Elizabeth Turner, and two inscribed stone tablets of 1588 and 1616 to Powell family. (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol, 1958).

Listing NGR: ST7401169538