Church of St Mary, Charlton Mackrell explained

Church of St Mary
Coordinates:51.0524°N -2.6744°W
Location:Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
Built:13th century
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of St Mary
Designation1 Date:17 April 1959
Designation1 Number:1056728

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]

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

Notes and References

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