Church of St Mary, Chesterblade explained

Church of St Mary
Coordinates:51.1693°N -2.4862°W
Location:Chesterblade, Somerset, England
Built:12th century
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of St Mary
Designation1 Date:2 June 1961
Designation1 Number:1222368

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Chesterblade, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is located 3 miles northeast of Evercreech (to which parish it belongs), and three miles south east of Shepton Mallet.[2]

History

The church was first built in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 15th centuries, with Victorian restoration in 1888.[1] The church was linked with St John's Priory, Wells.[3]

The parish of Evercreech with Chesterblade is part of the Alham Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The church consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch and a chancel. Above the nave is a small bellcote.[1] It has a king post roof.[5]

The chancel includes some Jacobean panelling. The stone pulpit is 15th century, but the font is Norman.[1] The font stands on Victorian encaustic tiles with an octagonal plinth. The bowl is high.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Mary. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 8 November 2017.
  2. Web site: St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset· The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. www.crsbi.ac.uk. en. 26 July 2018.
  3. Book: John Collinson (historian)

    . Collinson. John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset: Collected from Authentick Records, and an Actual Survey Made by the Late Mr. Edmund Rack. Adorned with a Map of the County, and Engravings of Roman and Other Reliques, Town-seals, Baths, Churches, and Gentlemen's Seats, Volume 3. 1791. R. Cruttwell. 415. John Collinson (historian).

  4. Web site: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Chesterblade. A Church Near You. Church of England. 8 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Chesterblade St Mary. Somerset Churches. Dawson Heritage. 8 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109080703/http://www.dawsonheritage.co.uk/somerset_churches/church.asp?ChooseChurch=Chesterblade%20St%20Mary. 9 November 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset. The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.. King's College London. 8 November 2017.