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St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire

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Accessibility

Winding and uneven path - not accessible by wheelchair

Hearing Loop

https://windrushbenefice.weebly.com/sherborne.html.

Assistance dogs welcome

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14366/facilities/

Brief description

"Although the earliest church in Sherborne can be traced back to 1172, St Mary Magdalene's was probably built around the same time as the adacent Sherborne House in 1651.

In 1750, the first Lord Sherborne, James Lennox Dutton, rebuilt the church, adding a spire and a vaulted roof to the tower. Further changes were made by the second Lord Sherborne between 1820 and 1859, when the gallery and box pews were removed. The pulpit, choir stalls and high wooden screen separating the nave from the chancel were added by lady Sherborne between 1931 and 1934.

The Dutton family were patrons of St Mary Magdalene's from 1617 to 1961, and there are several monuments to the family in the church. To the left of the altar is a memorial to James Lennox Dutton by Richard Westmacott the Elder, dated 1791. It depicts an angel trampling the hideous figure of death. Opposite this is a sculture of Sir John Dutton in Roman costume. Note the error and correction made by the stonemason! "

For more information about the church see: https://windrushbenefice.weebly.com/sherborne.html

+ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303082

+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherborne_House,_Gloucestershire

+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherborne,_Gloucestershire