Church of St Mary, Wedmore

Church of St Mary
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Wedmore
Country	England
Coordinates	51°13′40″N 2°48′40″W / 51.2277°N 2.8110°W / 51.2277; -2.8110
Completed	15th century

The Church of St Mary in Wedmore, Somerset, England is predominantly from the 15th century, although some 12th and 13th century work survives. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The tower, which was built around 1400,^[2] with its set-back buttresses, includes triple two-light bell chamber windows; those to the centre are louvred, those to each side blank.^[1]

There is a wall painting of St Christopher, that dates from the late 15th c or possibly early 16th. This is unusual as few late paintings survived the ravages of the two Cromwell's Oliver and Thomas. The painting also features ships and a mermaid at the feet of the saint, odd additions redolent of the sea rather than a river, which are unique to this otherwise common subject of church painting.

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
• List of towers in Somerset

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Church of St Mary, Wedmore". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=435644. Retrieved 2008-03-06. 
2. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.