Church of St Mary the Virgin, Isle Abbotts

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Location:	Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England
Coordinates:	50°59′02″N 2°55′21″W / 50.98389°N 2.9225°W / 50.98389; -2.9225Coordinates: 50°59′02″N 2°55′21″W / 50.98389°N 2.9225°W / 50.98389; -2.9225
Built:	13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated:	17 April, 1959[1]
Reference #:	431776
Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin in Somerset

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century with several restorations since. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

It has a tower of four stages. The embattled parapet is pierced by quatrefoils, the merlons pierced with lancet openings. The very large corner pinnacles have attached secondary pinnacles, and intermediate pinnacles to each side. The crocketted niches to each face of tower have surviving medieval figures, to west the risen Christ stepping from His sarcophagus, the Blessed Virgin with Bambino, St Peter and St Paul; to south St George, St Catherine, St Margaret; to east St John Baptist, St Clement; to north St Michael.^[1] The wealth of architectural detail and sculpture has required specific approaches to the methodology of repair and protection using lime-based materials.^[2]

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Isle Abbots". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=431776. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
2. ^ "St Mary The Virgin, Isle Abbots, Somerset". Strachey Conservation. http://www.stracheyconservation.com/current_contracts3.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-07.