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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.

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

There is a wall painting of St Christopher, that dates from the late 15th Century 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.

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ST44NW WEDMORE CP CHURCH STREET (North side)

14/151 Church of St Mary

9.2.61

GV I

Parish church.

Predominantly C15, though C12 and C13 work survive, restored 1880. Coursed and squared rubble, dressed
stone, lead roofs. Nave, North and South aisles, South aisle chapel, South tower porch, crossing tower, chancel,
transcepts, North and South chancel chapels. Tower with set back buttresses, triple 2-light bell chamber windows, those to centre louvred, those to each side blank, stair turret, arcaded parapet. Similar blank parapet to South side, lesser parapet to North side. Earliest feature the South porch doorway of c1200 with 2 orders of detached shafts with leaf capitals; door dated 1677. Chancel and South East chapel of C1300; the latter with a 2-light window with a cusped head.

Remainder Perpendicular; single bay transepts, 2-bay South aisle chapel, 5-bay aisles; 4 and 5-light windows with
renewed tracery. Inside aisles with tall thin piers of 4-hollow section. South aisle chapel latest of all, entered through a 2 bay arcade formed from 2 earlier windows. Roofs predominantly C19, though on earlier carved corbels, roof to nave dated 1810; C15 lean-to roofs to South aisle chapel and North chancel chapel, the latter with the remains of some painted decoration. Piscinae to chancel, North chancel chapel and South aisle chapel. Fan vault under tower.

Staircase in porch to parvise; entrance to rood. C14 octagonal font; medieval slab altar; C17 pulpit with a sounding board; medieval chest; 2 C17 chests; church wardens strongbox dated 1813; chandelier dated 1779, 2 further chandeliers of the C19; 2 C17 coffin stools; several large wall monuments, Boulting and family of 1622, Elizabeth Boulting 1751; C17 wall monument to chancel; 2 C18 wall monuments to porch; 24 C19 monuments by many local firms; C19 stained glass, particularly to East and West windows. Brasses to George and Thomas Hodges of 1684 and 1583 respectively. C15 wall painting of St Christopher over the pulpit.

(Pevsner, Buildings of England, South and West Somerset, 1958).

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