Church of All Saints, Dulverton explained

Church of All Saints
Coordinates:51.0411°N -3.5496°W
Location:Dulverton, Somerset, England
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of All Saints
Designation1 Date:6 April 1959
Designation1 Number:1247824

The Anglican Church of All Saints in Dulverton, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and largely rebuilt in the 1850s. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

A church was recorded on the site by 1155 when it was squired by the Augustinians of Taunton Priory.[2]

The tower of All Saints Church in Bank Square survives from the 15th-century building; however, the rest of the church was extensively restored between 1853 and 1855 when it was largely rebuilt by Edward Ashworth.[1] [3]

In 2012 the BBC Radio programme Any Questions? was broadcast from the church.[4]

The parish is part of the benefice of Dulverton with Brushford, Brompton Regis, Upton and Withiel Florey within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[5]

Architecture

The stone building has Hamstone dressings and a slate roof. The nave is of four bays. The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1]

The interior of the church includes several tablets memorials and fittings from the church before its restoration including a royal coat of arms from 1714.[1]

The churchyard is accessed via a lychgate from the town.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of All Saints. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 28 August 2017.
  2. Web site: MSO9327 - Church of All Saints and Graveyard, Dulverton. Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. 28 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Dulverton Church. Victoria County History. 28 August 2017.
  4. Web site: All Saints Church, Dulverton, Somerset. Any Questions?. BBC. 28 August 2017.
  5. Web site: All Saints, Dulverton. A Church Near You. Church of England. 28 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Dulverton Conservation Area: Appraisal Document. Exmoor National Park. 28 August 2017. 49. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829035648/http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/617970/Dulverton-Conservation-Area.pdf. 29 August 2017. dead.