St Benedict's Church, Glastonbury

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Church of St Benedict
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Location Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°08′48″N2°43′11″W / 51.14667°N 2.71972°W / 51.14667; -2.71972 Coordinates: 51°08′48″N2°43′11″W / 51.14667°N 2.71972°W / 51.14667; -2.71972
Built14th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Benedict
Designated21 June 1950 [1]
Reference no.1057966
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Location of Church of St Benedict in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Benedict at Glastonbury within the English county of Somerset was built as a Norman chapel in the 11th century with substantial additions in the 15th and 19th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

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History

The first church on the site was dedicated to Saint Benignus in the 11th century, possibly due to confusion with the Anglo-Saxon Beonna. [2] The dedication was changed to Saint Benedict in the 17th century. [1]

The current building is late medieval although the exact date is unknown. The tower was added in the mid 15th century. [1] Abbot Richard Beere (1493–1524) added the north aisle and porch. [1] The stained glass windows were replaced in the 1840s. [3] In 1862 Benjamin Ferrey added the south chapel. Victorian restoration was carried out by J. D. Sedding in the 1880s. [1] During 2014 extensive renovation work was carried out. [4]

The church was a dependent chapel of the nearby Church of St John the Baptist and both were under the control of Glastonbury Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. [1] It is now part of a benefice with St Johns and St Mary's & All Saints Church in the village of Meare within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [5]

Architecture

The Lias stone church has a four-bay nave, north and south aisles, chancel and clerestory. [1] The three-stage west tower is supported by set back buttresses. It has an embattled parapet. [1] It contains six bells, five of which date from 1776. [2]

The interior includes a 13th-century piscina. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Church of St Benedict". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Siraut, M. C.; Williamson, Elizabeth. "Glastonbury: Town. In A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 9, Glastonbury and Street". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brief Historical Guide". St Benedict's Church. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "St Benedict's Church re-dedication service in Glastonbury". Central Somerset Gazette. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "St Benedict, Glastonbury". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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