West Ogwell

The transcription of Stabb's entry (1908- ) [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/WestOgwell/Stabb-WestOgwell.html] [accessed 18 March 2009] for this church reads: "OGWELL, WEST [Dedication unknown]. The church, which is situated in the park of West Ogwell House, is cruciform in shape, and consists of chancel, nave, north and south transepts, south porch, and west tower with three bells. In the chancel are triple sedilia with trefoil arches, separated from each other by granite columns. The pulpit is old, it formerly had coats of arms of the Reynell family. The church is whitewashed, and retains the old box pews which have been painted white. It cannot be said that there is much of interest in the interior, but the exterior is a picturesque example of an old village church. The registers date: baptisms, 1684; marriages, 1695; burials, 1696." A baptismal font in this church is actually mentioned in the National Gazetteer of 1868 [transcribed by Colin Hinson in http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/WestOgwell/Gaz1868.html] [accessed 18 March 2009]: "The church is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing three bells. The font is of white freestone, and there are three ancient stone stalls or sedilia."