Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill
| Church of St John the Baptist | |
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  Church of St John the Baptist Location in Somerset | |
| 51°20′19″N 2°48′32″W / 51.338542°N 2.808888°W | |
| Location | Churchill, Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 12th century |
The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church.[2]
The stone font dates from around 1200, although the wooden font cover was added in 1879 when there was a revival in gothic designs.[2] The stained glass windows are from a variety of periods.[3]
The tower has three stages with diagonal buttresses, moulded string courses, north-east polygonal higher corner stair turret with blind panelled embattled cap and pierced quatrefoil lozenge parapet with corner pinnacles and gargoyles.[1] It is dated to c. 1360 by Poyntz Wright[4] and after 1420 by Harvey.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Churchill, St John the Baptist". Open Churches Trust. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "St John the Baptist Church". Churchill Music. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ^ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 26.