stringtranslate.com

List of Somerset towers

The Somerset towers, church towers built in the 14th to 16th centuries, have been described as among England's finest contributions to medieval art.[1] The paragraphs and descriptions below describe features of some of these towers. The organization follows Peter Poyntz-Wright's scheme for grouping the towers by what he understands to be roughly the date and group of mason-architects who built them.[2] Poyntz-Wright's scheme came under criticism in the 1980s.[3]

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

  • KML
  • GPX (all coordinates)
  • GPX (primary coordinates)
  • GPX (secondary coordinates)

Churchill generation

These churches have smaller towers with a single window in each face of the top stage; a pierced top parapet without merlons and four square-set corner pinnacles above.

Cheddar generation

These churches have three windows in each face of the top stage; diagonal buttressing; some with squareset corner pinnacles; some with buttress pinnacles. These range from simple to elaborate designs: (Bleadon, shortly before 1390; Brent Knoll, about 1397; Mark, about 1407; Weare, about 1407; Banwell, about 1417; Cheddar, about 1423; and Winscombe, around 1435.)

Mendip generation

Continues with the triple windows, but with a heavier groundplan featuring heavier buttresses braced diagonally back onto their walls and across the corner; pinnacles diagonal to the tower plan: (Shepton Mallet, about 1423; Cranmore, about 1440; Mells, 1446; Bruton, about 1456; and Leigh-on-Mendip, about 1464)

Winford generation

These churches are contemporary with the Mendip Generation, but more akin to the Churchill group; conveying a sense of great height; single window per face in the top stage as well as lower stages; buttresses set back away from the corners and stepped at stage junctions and middles of stages; square-set pinnacles and most without merlons: (Portishead, about 1420; Backwell, possibly 1428; Winford and Chew Magna, about 1437; Kilmersdon, about 1443; Dundry, 1448 or earlier; Batheaston, about 1458; Publow, about 1467; Wellow, about 1475; and Yeovil St. John the Baptist, around 1480[34])

Long panel generation

This group (including Wrington, about 1449; Wells St. Cuthbert, about 1456; and Evercreech, about 1462) -- window or bell-opening panels rise through several stages, emphasizing the towers' verticality.

Langport generation

This group (including Langport, about 1455; Long Sutton, about 1462; Westonzoyland, about 1470; Muchelney, possibly 1468)

Shepton Beauchamp generation

On these churches, each face of the top stage bears a window panel extending down into the stage below: (including Shepton Beauchamp, around 1477; Norton Sub Hamdon, around 1485; and Hinton St George, around 1492)

Developmental/experimental

Lyng and Middlezoy (combining Langport, Cheddar and Mendip features with new features) and Taunton St. James and Bishops Lydeard (which initiate a West Somerset ground plan)

West Somerset generation

(Including Kingston St Mary, about 1507; Hatch Beauchamp, about 1509; Staple Fitzpaine, perhaps 1513; Isle Abbots, about 1517; Huish Episcopi, about 1524)

West Somerset specials

(Taunton St. Mary, about 1503, but rebuilt in 1862 as an accurate copy; North Petherton, about 1508; Wellington about 1510; and Kingsbury Episcopi, about 1515)

South Somerset specials

These are some of the less elaborate towers of South Somerset: Queen Camel, around 1491; Mudford, about 1498; Kingsdon, about 1505; Martock, about 1511; Chard 1520, but possibly earlier; and Charlton Horethorne, about 1523.

Somerset crossing towers

Perpendicular style, but built on the four arches at the intersection of the nave and chancel: Axbridge, about 1400; Wedmore base around 1400 and parapet about 1540; Yatton, around 1400; Dunster, 1442; Crewkerne, about 1480; Ilminster 1500 to 1525.

Other Somerset towers

Poyntz Wright also uses his systematics to date some small towers: Nempnett Thrubwell at around 1468; Chew Stoke about 1475; West Pennard at about 1482; Charlton Musgrove at perhaps around 1490; Pylle at about 1497; Cloford after 1500. He also pegs three of the smaller towers in the western part of Somerset: Combe Florey about 1499; Fivehead, around 1505; and Langford Budville, 1509. The end of the Perpendicular period in architecture coincides with construction of Ruishton, 1533; Chedzoy, 1539; and Batcombe and Chewton Mendip, around 1540.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Simon (2000). England's Thousand Best Churches. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-029795-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br 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.
  3. ^ Harvey, John H. (1984). Somerset Perpendicular -- The Church Towers and the Dating Evidence. London: The Ancient Monuments Society. pp. 158–173.
  4. ^ a b Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 26.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. John the Baptist, Churchill (1157891)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  6. ^ a b Reid, Robert Douglas (1979). Some buildings of Mendip. The Mendip Society. ISBN 0-905459-16-4.
  7. ^ McCann, John; McDermott, Mark; Pexton, Frank (1999). "A columbarium at Compton Martin church". Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society Proceedings. 143. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Compton Martin (1320751)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
  9. ^ Rutter, John (1829). Deliniations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset and of The Mendip Caverns. Printed and published by the author. p. 165.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Compton Bishop (1059079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St. Paul, Kewstoke (1303002)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St. Andrew, Banwell (1320659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8.
  14. ^ a b Atthill, Robin (1976). Mendip: A new study. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7297-1.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bleadon (1129064)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael, Brent Knoll (1251356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Andrew, Cheddar (1173613)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  18. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 20. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mark, Mark (1252187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  20. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Gregory (1295977)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  21. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross in churchyard approximately 10 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Gregory (1059090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  22. ^ Historic England. "Church Room, 15 metres north of tower, Church of St Gregory (1059091)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  23. ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p. 214. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1320684)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  25. ^ Robinson, W.J. (1916). West Country Churches. Vol. IV. Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 154–158.
  26. ^ Somerset Churches Trust (2002). Church of St Mary, Bruton (PDF). Friends of Somerset Churches and Chapels.
  27. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Bruton (1056408)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  28. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew (1058528)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  29. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 378–385. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  30. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip (1058345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  31. ^ a b c d e Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  32. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Andrew, Mells (1295876)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
  33. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter & St Paul, Shepton Mallet (1345202)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  34. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St John The Baptist, Yeovil (1055713)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  35. ^ Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen (1982). Avon Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. ISBN 0-7091-9585-0.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-300-09640-8.
  37. ^ "The history of St Andrews Church Chew Magna". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  38. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael, Dundry (1129078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  39. ^ Historic England. "All Saints' Church, Publow (1129484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  40. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Kilmersdon (1307311)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
  41. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St. Julian, Wellow (1115330)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2006.
  42. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Batheaston (1320501)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  43. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary and Peter, Winford (1320916)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  44. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 370–377. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  45. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1059172)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  46. ^ "Church of St Peter and churchyard, Evercreech". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  47. ^ a b "Our Church". St Cuthbert, Wells. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  48. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 238–245. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  49. ^ a b c Wickham, Archdale Kenneth (1965). Churches of Somerset. London: David & Charles.
  50. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Cuthbert (1383111)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2006.
  51. ^ "Bells in St Cuthberts Tower, Wells, Somerset". Notes & Queries. s2-IV (93): 284–285. 1857. doi:10.1093/nq/s2-IV.93.284b.
  52. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1129227)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
  53. ^ Brereton, R. P. (1904). "Somerset Church Towers". The Archaeological Journal. Vol. lxii. 60 collotypes prepared for a planned monograph are in the British Library, Add MS 37260-37263, and were published by the Society. Somersetshire Archeological Society at Gillingham.
  54. ^ "Description of the church". All Saints Wrington. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  55. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Langport (1056616)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  56. ^ "Church of All Saints, Langport". The Churches Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  57. ^ "The Churches Conservation Trust". The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  58. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (1236060)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  59. ^ "Long Sutton". Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  60. ^ Historic England. "Church of SS Peter and Paul, Muchelney (1247849)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  61. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland (1174351)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  62. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Michael, Shepton Beauchamp (1237246)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  63. ^ "Church Guide". Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Norton Sub Hamdon. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  64. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Norton Sub Hamdon (1253811)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  65. ^ Historic England. "Church of St George, Hinton St George (1056124)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  66. ^ "Church of St George and churchyard, Hinton St George". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  67. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1059248)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  68. ^ "Lyng — Church". British History Online. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  69. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew, Lyng (1060114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  70. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Cross, Middlezoy (1344695)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  71. ^ "St James Church History" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  72. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. James, Taunton (1059956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  73. ^ Historic England. "St James Church, St James Street, Taunton (1059956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  74. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Hatch Beauchamp (1060442)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  75. ^ a b "Hatch Beauchamp Church". Hatch Beauchamp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  76. ^ Historic England. "St. Mary's church, Huish Episcopi (1056633)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  77. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Isle Abbots (1249594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  78. ^ "St Mary The Virgin, Isle Abbots, Somerset". Strachey Conservation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  79. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 386–391. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  80. ^ Historic England. "St. Mary's church, Kingston St Mary (1176326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  81. ^ "Kingston St Mary". Quantock Online. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  82. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Staple Fitzpaine (1060274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  83. ^ "Tower and Bells". Staple Fitzpaine Ringers. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  84. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Martin, Kingsbury Episcopi (1056885)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  85. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 402–411. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  86. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, North Petherton (1058924)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  87. ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 392–401. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2.
  88. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 70. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  89. ^ Historic England. "Church of Mary Magdalene, Taunton (1278073)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  90. ^ "Our History: 700-year heritage". St Mary Magdelene, Taubnton. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  91. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 67. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  92. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington (1176369)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  93. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chard (1297140)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  94. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Barnabas, Queen Camel (1249203)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  95. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Martock (1065888)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  96. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Mary, Mudford (1223613)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  97. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne (1056366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  98. ^ Historic England. "All Saints Church, Kingsdon (1223613)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  99. ^ "Church of St John The Baptist". Retrieved 25 August 2006.
  100. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John The Baptist, Axbridge (1173117)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  101. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew, Crewkerne (1208122)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  102. ^ Historic England. "Priory Church of St George, Dunster (1057646)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  103. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary, Ilminster (1208692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
  104. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Wedmore (1262159)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  105. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, Yatton (1137349)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  106. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Batcombe (1234822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  107. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Chedzoy (1060110)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  108. ^
    • Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H. at Project Gutenberg
  109. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip (1345137)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  110. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Martin (1249564)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  111. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter, Langford Budville (1344574)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  112. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas, West Pennard (1345049)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  113. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Andrew, Chew Stoke (1129632)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  114. ^ Hucker, Ernest (1997). Chew Stoke Recalled in Old Photographs. Ernest Hucker. ISBN 978-0-9531700-0-5.
  115. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary, Nempnett Thrubwell (1136164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  116. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Cloford (1295509)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  117. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas a Beckett, Pylle (1175680)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church towers in Somerset.