Church of St Michael, North Cadbury
| Church of St Michael | |
|---|---|
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| Location | North Cadbury, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°02′30″N 2°31′16.9″W / 51.04167°N 2.521361°W |
| Built | 1417 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 262104 |
  Location of Church of St Michael in Somerset | |
The Church of St Michael in North Cadbury, Somerset, England, dates from 1417,[2] although the tower was built a few years earlier. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
In 1423 Lord and Lady de Botreaux were granted a royal licence to form a college of seven chaplains.[3] As a result, the nave and chancel were rebuilt although the earlier three-stage tower was left intact.[4]
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon granted the patronage of the church to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, leading to a dispute between the college and the owner of the manor of North Cadbury that became famous in the history of mortgage law.[5] From the 17th century until 1979 the church remained under the patronage of Emmanuel College, Cambridge,[6] and every rector from the mid-17th century to the mid-20th century was a former fellow of the college.
The church includes elaborately carved bench ends dating from the 1530s. The decoration includes not just religious imagery but also birds and animals along with local people at work.[7]
During the 1980s the interior fittings and decoration of the church were damaged beyond repair. The local sculptor John Robinson designed modern figures to replace them. Some controversy arose about the figures and they were eventually placed on the wall of the adjacent North Cadbury Court which overlooks the churchyard.[8]
The parish is part of the Camelot Parishes benefice within the Bruton and Cary deanery.[9]
Burials[edit]
See also[edit]
- Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of Somerset towers
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Church of St. Michael". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Church of St Michael, North Cadbury, Somerset". St Michael’s Church, North Cadbury, Somerset. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1911). "Colleges: North Cadbury". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "North Cadbury, St. Michael". English Church Architecture. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Waddilove, D.P. (2014). "Emmanuel College v Evans (1626) and the History of Mortgages". Cambridge Law Journal. 73 (1): 142. doi:10.1017/S0008197314000051. S2CID 143375902. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Religious History" (PDF). Victoria County History. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "History and Place Somerset: North Cadbury Bench Ends". Victoria County History. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Warren, Derrick (2005). Curious Somerset. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-0-7509-4057-3.
- ^ "St Michael the Archangel, North Cadbury". Church of England. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Proceedings of Somersetshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Vol.36, pp. 54 et seq., North Cadbury