StmaryMagdaleneChurch.org.uk
Title
St Mary Magdalene - Taunton
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, set strikingly in the centre of Taunton, has been the town church since 1308 - a heritage of nearly 700 years. Over the next two centuries it was to become the largest parish church in Somerset.
Of particular note is the tower described by Simon Jenkins as "the finest in England. It makes its peace with the sky not just with a coronet but with the entire crown jewels cast in red-brown stone."
The church’s interior is a splendid justification of the exterior with the Tudor ceiling of the nave and chancel adorned with a hundred or more gilded angels. The stained glass too is particularly fine with some bright rich fragments remaining from medieval times on the north side. On looking up as you leave the church you cannot help but be stunned by the drama of the beautiful west window.
