Broad Street

All Saints', Wrington 
Description of the church
by Hugh Smith - page 2

The 15th century tower was built on to an earlier nave, prior to the introduction of the clerestory. The line of the old nave roof is visible within the church, above the tower arch.
The chancel, the oldest portion of the building, dates from the 14th century, and the stonework of the East window is an exact 19th century replica of the original design of c. 1300. The original traceried head of the window still remains in woodland behind 'The Grove'.
In the buttresses, at the East angles of the chancel, are two well decorated Perpendicular niches which once contained statues. Note that the pedestal in one niche is not centrally placed.

The Perpendicular nave, clerestory and aisles date from the 15th century. The clerestory has windows of three lights whilst the aisle windows are of four lights. Surmounting both aisles and clerestory is a pierced parapet matching that upon the tower.
At the Eastern apex of the nave roof is a most beautiful turret containing the original sanctus bell inscribed SANCT MARIA. The bell was cast about the year 1500, probably at the Bristol foundry. It is a rarity to find the original bell in its cote
The tall South porch still retains, upon the South face of the East buttress, two mass dials.

Above the South door is a much defaced, seated figure of Christ.

Within the porch, on the East side, is a door and stairway which once led to the porch gallery.
The parapet on the porch differs from that upon the remainder of the church, being of pierced quatrefoil design.
The gallery has disappeared, but a similar one remains in the church of Weston-in-Gordano, near Portishead.
The gargoyles on the aisle walls and the tower depict grotesque animals and human figures and well repay inspection.