Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
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Location | Whitelackington, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 50°56′01″N 2°53′03″W / 50.9335°N 2.8843°W |
Built | 14th and 15th centuries |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Mary the Virgin |
Designated | 4 February 1958 [1] |
Reference no. | 1057033 |
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Whitelackington, Somerset, England was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The church was built during the 14th and 15th centuries. [1]
Rev.F.C.Johnson was vicar from 1825-1874. [2]
The parish is part of the benefice of Ilminster and Whitelackington within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3]
The hamstone building has slate roofs. [1] The lead of the roof contains images of hands, feet, shoes and names carved into it, the oldest dating back to 1689. [4]
The church consists of a four- bay nave and two-bay chancel which have corner buttresses. The four-stage west tower is also supported by buttresses. [1] The stained glass in the east window is by Charles Eamer Kempe and was installed in 1896. [1]
The interior fittings include a 14th-century piscina in the north transept, and in the east wall there is a richly decorated statue niche. Monuments include two defaced effigies on the floor of the south transept, a civilian of around 1350 and a knight in armour of 1375. The tomb of Sir George Speke is in Perpendicular style. [5] There is also a monument to John Hanning, who died in 1807, which is by J. Richards of Exeter. [1] The Speke family were the lord of the manor and controlled church and village life. [6] Probably the best known is John Hanning Speke. [7]