Church of All Saints, Wrington

There are no records from either Glastonbury Abbey or locally as to any previous building before the 13th century. However, there is some surviving 13th-century work in the present building, mostly in the chancel, which is notably plainer in appearance than the nave, indicating its earlier age. The church underwent a period of extensive remodelling and expansion from 1420 to 1450, including rebuilding the nave and aisles and constructing the large west tower. The chancel was also modified in this period, which involved widening the western face of the existing chancel to fit the new, larger nave. The former line of the roof ridge can still be seen where the nave meets the tower arch from…

Though the nave is relatively short, being only four bays in length, it is tall, which adds to the sense of scale and space. The nave arcade is lofty, on top of which is the clerestory, and above that a fine tie-beam timber roof. The roof is supported on corbels that project outwards from the clerestory walls. The line of the former nave roof can still be seen etched on the tower arch. The tower is lit by a large five-light stained glass window, above which is a highly decorative fan vault, a hallmark of the Perpendicular style. The nave itself is lit by four large four-light windows in each aisle and the three-light clerestory windows. The chancel has a much-restored barrel vault,…