Church of St Mary

St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset
St Mary: on the site of Bruton Abbey; mostly c15 Perpendicular
St Mary: view from the north with its own tower as an elaborate porch; c16 clerestory with pierced parapets
St Mary: west doorway with leaf spandrels
St Mary: c15 nave looking east; piers of four shafts & four hollows; chancel rebuilt 1743
St Mary: modern reredos in the north-east chapel
St Mary: eroded Perpendicular tomb chest with quatrefoils, possibly John Luttrell d.1430
St Mary: monument to Maurice Berkeley of Bruton, d.1581, & two wives; Corinthian columns frame two arches
St Mary: Maurice Berkeley of Bruton, d.1581, & wives Katherine Blount, d.1560, & Elizabeth Sandes of Throwley, d.1585
St Mary: modern plaque with reference to Maurice Berkeley of Bruton, d.1581, indicating the importance of his descent and his family
St Mary: William Godolphin, d.1636; gilded bronze bust in a marble oval