Church of Holy Trinity, Cleeve explained

Church Of Holy Trinity
Coordinates:51.391°N -2.7774°W
Location:Cleeve, Somerset, England
Built:1840
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church Of Holy Trinity
Designation1 Date:20 January 1986
Designation1 Number:1129095

The Church Of Holy Trinity at Cleeve in the English county of Somerset was built in 1840. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

Cleeve, along with the village of Kenn, was previously part of the parish of Yatton. When the parish was divided public subscriptions were raised to build a separate church from local stone, with the Smyth Pigott family of Brockley Hall in nearby Brockley being the largest contributor. The foundation stone was laid in 1838 and the building consecrated in 1840. Cleeve became a separate parish of Cleeve with Claverham, in 1843.[2]

The parish Church of Holy Trinity was built in a Neo-Norman style in 1840 by George Phillips Manners.[1] In 1888 the church was restored and renovated, and in 1898 stained glass was added to the west windows.[2]

The parish, within the Yatton Moor benefice,[3] is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells and in 2005 won an award as the first Ecocongregation in the Diocese.[4] In 2010 an appeal was launched to raise money for the repair of the church tower.[5]

Architecture

It has a nave, north and south transepts, crossing tower and chancel. The nave has three bays with recessed bays to the north and south and a two-stage tower.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of Holy Trinity. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 2 April 2017.
  2. Web site: A short history of the Church at Cleeve . Yatton Moor Team Ministry . 8 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130084205/http://www.yattonchurches.org/Cleeve/cleeve_history.html . 30 January 2010 .
  3. Web site: Holy Trinity, Cleeve. A Church Near You. Church of England. 2 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Holy Trinity, Cleeve wins Green Church of the Year 2007 . Court de Wyck Church of England Primary School . 8 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316230903/http://www.court-de-wyck.n-somerset.sch.uk/church_links.htm . 16 March 2012 . dead .
  5. News: Church faces closure. 2 April 2017. Somerset Live. 7 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Church of Holy Trinity . historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 12 October 2008.