Church Of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. A C12 Church. 1 related planning application.
Church Of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- silent-gateway-dawn
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1968
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a parish church with origins dating back to the 12th century, featuring a nave and chancel from that period. The west tower and north transept were added in the early 13th century, with the transept later rebuilt. Additional work was carried out in the early and late 19th century. The church is constructed from random rubble and has a slate roof with coped verges.
The tower has a saddleback roof and consists of three stages, with low corner buttresses and lancet windows at the top stage. The west door is elaborately surrounded by a depressed pointed arch that is recessed in two orders, featuring a label with fine ornamental dog tooth detailing. Above the door is a lancet window topped with a quatrefoil. The nave has two bays and includes 19th-century two-light openings in a Decorated style, with the inner arches having 13th-century cusped heads. On the north side, there is a large semi-circular headed opening in a plain stone surround with cast iron glazing bars.
The single bay chancel has a three-light square-headed Perpendicular window on the south side and a single lancet window on the north side. The east window, which is a three-light design, is a 19th-century replacement. Inside, the church features predominantly 19th-century ribbed and vaulted plaster ceilings. There is an early 19th-century gallery at the west end, accessed through a separate door. The nave contains Jacobean oak pews with turned finials, while the north transept has additional 19th-century pews in a similar style. A 17th-century pulpit, likely removed from a three-decker, is also present.
Two wall monuments are located inside: one is in a Gothick style from the early 19th century, and the other, created in 1832 by Chapman of Frome. Additionally, there is a late 17th-century coffin stool and chair.
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