St Saviour's Church, Bath Explained

St Saviour's Church
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.3958°N -2.3465°W
Denomination:Anglican
Founder:Charles Moysey
Consecrated Date:April 1832
Heritage Designation:Grade II* Listed
Designated Date:12 June 1950
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1829
Completed Date:1832
Construction Cost:£10,600
Deanery:Bath
Diocese:Bath and Wells
Province:Canterbury

St Saviour's Church is a Church of England parish church in Larkhall, Bath, Somerset, England.

The church was founded by Archdeacon Charles Moysey in 1824 following the Church Building Act 1824. St Saviour's is one of three Commissioners' churches in Bath and one of six hundred nationally.

The church was constructed between 1829 and 1832, probably by architect John Pinch the younger based on a design by his father, John Pinch the elder. The church was enlarged in 1882 when a chancel was added by architect C. E. Davis.[1] When the building was designated as Grade II* listed in 1950, it was described as "a Gothic Revival church reflecting both Decorated and Perpendicular architectural detailing".

The church's crypt was opened in 1832. In October 1832, Rear-Admiral Volant Vashon Ballard was the first person to be interred in the crypt. More than 200 people were buried at the church before the burial grounds were closed in 1891. Subsequent burials took place in Locksbrook Cemetery until 1937.[2]

External links

51.3958°N -2.3465°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History - St Saviour's Church, Bath. St Saviour's Church, Bath . June 26, 2018.
  2. Web site: St Saviour's, Bath . Bath Record Office . June 27, 2018.