Church of St Mary, Chesterblade
| Church of St Mary | |
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| Location | Chesterblade, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′09″N 2°29′10″W / 51.1693°N 2.4862°W |
| Built | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Mary |
| Designated | 2 June 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 1222368 |
  Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Chesterblade, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is located 3 miles northeast of Evercreech (to which parish it belongs), and three miles south east of Shepton Mallet.[2]
History[edit]
The church was first built in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 15th centuries, with Victorian restoration in 1888.[1] The church was linked with St John's Priory, Wells.[3]
The parish of Evercreech with Chesterblade is part of the Alham Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
Architecture[edit]
The church consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch and a chancel. Above the nave is a small bellcote.[1] It has a king post roof.[5]
The chancel includes some Jacobean panelling. The stone pulpit is 15th century, but the font is Norman.[1] The font stands on Victorian encaustic tiles with an octagonal plinth. The bowl is 0.89 metres (2 ft 11 in) high.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset· The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland". www.crsbi.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Collinson, John (1791). The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset: Collected from Authentick Records, and an Actual Survey Made by the Late Mr. Edmund Rack. Adorned with a Map of the County, and Engravings of Roman and Other Reliques, Town-seals, Baths, Churches, and Gentlemen's Seats, Volume 3. R. Cruttwell. p. 415.
- ^ "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Chesterblade". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Chesterblade St Mary". Somerset Churches. Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 8 November 2017.