The chancel arch in WoolChurch is the work of the thirteenth century, and it is not only most pleasing in appearance, but is possibly a unique form of chancel arch of this period.
WoolChurch, however, possesses a cresset-stone which is nearly in as good a condition as when it left the hand of some mediæval workman.
The foundations, however, remain, and the church, cloister court, sacristy, chapter-house with monumental slabs, slype leading into the cemetery, calefactory divided by a row of columns, may all be accurately traced, and conform to the usual Cistercian ground-plan.
In 1865 a faculty was issued to pull down the body of the church and the chancel, with the exception of the tower and north and east walls of the nave, and to build a south aisle.
A large photograph of the six bells hangs in the ringing chamber and is inscribed "In commemoration of the re-hanging of Wool Bells, with the addition of two new ones in 1907, and in memory of the Rev. A.
An ancient altar cloth belonging to the church is in the custody of the County Museum in Dorchester.
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