Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

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Church of St John the Baptist
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Church of St John the Baptist
Location in Somerset
Coordinates: 51°20′19″N2°48′32″W / 51.338542°N 2.808888°W / 51.338542; -2.808888
Location Churchill, Somerset
CountryEngland
Denomination Anglican
History
Dedication Saint John the Baptist
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I
Architectural type Church
Completed12th 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Churchill, St John the Baptist". Open Churches Trust. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "St John the Baptist Church". Churchill Music. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 26.
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