Church of St Mary, Charlton Mackrell

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Church of St Mary
LocationCharlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.0524°N 2.6744°W / 51.0524; -2.6744
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Mary
Designated17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.1056728
Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset

History

The church was built in the 13th century and restored in the 1790s and 1840s.[1][2] The tracery of the window of the transept was installed about 1330, however the original glass is no longer in place.[3]

The 1840 restoration included the removal of the singing gallery and extensive reconstruction and the addition of a vestry on the north side.[2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Somerton with the Charltons and Kingsdon within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The hamstone building has slate roofs. The chancel has corner buttresses as does the south transept.[1] The tower has gargoyles on the outside and six bells within.[1][3]

Inside the church is a 13th-century circular font,[5] while most of the decoration and stained glass is from the 19th century Victorian restoration.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Church of St Mary". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "Parishes: Charlton Mackrell Pages 95-110 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Church History". The Charltons. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. "St. Mary the Virgin". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "St Mary, Charlton Mackrell, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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