St Andrew's Church, Compton Bishop

Church of St Andrew
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Compton Bishop
Country England
Coordinates 51°17′40″N 2°52′03″W / 51.2945°N 2.8676°W / 51.2945; -2.8676
Completed 13th century

The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]

The church has a 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting. Above the pulpit is a large pedimented wall monument to John Prowse who died in 1688, as well as several of his children.[2]

The two stage tower with pinnacles and a stair turret has been dated to around 1380,[3] although Harvey believes it is from the 15th century.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Andrew". Images of England. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
  2. ↑ Rutter, John (1829). Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset and of The Mendip Caverns. p. 165.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society 26.

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