Church of St Mary, Yatton
Church of St Mary | |
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View from the south-west | |
Location within Somerset | |
General information | |
Town or city | Yatton |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°23′06″N 2°49′07″W / 51.3850°N 2.8185°W |
Completed | 14th century |
The Church of St Mary in central Yatton, Somerset, England, is often called the Cathedral of the Moors due to its size and grandeur in relation to the village.[1] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[2][3]
While the current church was constructed in the 14th century, it is likely that a previous Christian church was located on the same site. The chapel which was added in 1496,[4] and various other alterations and ex[ansions of the church can been seen in the account which have survived since 1445.[5]
The central tower, which was built around 1400,[6] has three stages with diagonal weathered buttresses with crocketed pinnacles. There is a south-east hexagonal stair turret rising above the parapet with panelled sides to the top, and an open cusped parapet.[2] Unusually for Somerset a Dundry stone steeple was built in 1455-56. In 1595 freemasons were engaged to take down the spire and reduce it to its present dimensions. There is a ring of bells within the tower.[7] The tower was damaged by fire in 1991,[8] resulting in the fourth bell having to be recast.
The 15th century Old Rectory is also a Grade I listed building.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "St. Mary the Virgin, Yatton". Yatton Moor Team Ministry. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- 1 2 "Church of St Mary". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ↑ "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 44. ISBN 978-1841145921.
- ↑ Dunning, Robert (1996). Fifty Somerset Churches. Somerset Books. pp. 29–32. ISBN 978-0861833092.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Yatton Blessed Virgin Mary". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "History of Yatton and its Ancient Parish Church". Yatton Moor Team Ministry. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "The Old Rectory". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
External links
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