Church Of St Mary | |
Coordinates: | 51.0731°N -3.4981°W |
Location: | Brompton Regis, Somerset, England |
Built: | 13th century |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | Church Of St Mary |
Designation1 Date: | 6 April 1959 |
Designation1 Number: | 1057978 |
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Brompton Regis, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The tower of the church survives from the 13th-century building,[2] but the nave was rebuilt and the north aisle added around 1490.[1]
A musicians gallery was added in 1770.[2] Victorian restoration was undertaken in the 19th century when the roof was replaced and the south transept added to the building.[1] In 2010 permission was granted for the construction of a disabled toilet at the church.[3]
The parish is part of the benefice of Dulverton with Brushford, Brompton Regis, Upton and Withiel Florey within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
The stone building has a slate roof. It consists of a four-bay, chancel, south transept, and a four-bay north aisle. The two-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] [5] A church may have stood on the site from the 11th century, which was the property of Barlynch Priory.[6]
Inside the church the pulpit dates from 1625, while the font is 19th century.[1] An early barrel organ was replaced in 1897 with a reed organ, by Thomas Christopher Lewis, which still remains in the church but has been moved from its original position.[2] The organ was again restored in 2014.[7]