Church of St James, Winscombe

The Church of St James in Winscombe, Somerset, England, has 12th- or 13th-century origins but the present building dates from the 15th century.

[1][2] There are no records remaining of the Norman church on the site, though the font and a single lancet window date from the period, and a Deed of Gift survives confirming that the church was consecrated by Bishop Jocelin on 26 August 1236.

[7] He was commissioned by the Reverend John Augustus Yatman, whose brother had been Burges's main client for painted furniture.

[7] Burges and his team, including Fred Weekes and Gualbert Saunders, also undertook the design of three stained-glass lancet windows in the chancel, in memory of Yatman's mother.

"[8] The Carsleigh Window in the north wall of the chancel (c. 1520) is decorated with silver stain, "marking the close of the Middle Ages and the arrival of the Renaissance".