St Andrew's Church, Clevedon

Church of St Andrew
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Clevedon
Country England
Coordinates 51°25′58″N 2°52′21″W / 51.4329°N 2.8725°W / 51.4329; -2.8725
Completed 14th century[1]

The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remains with 14th- and 15th-century additions.[1][2] It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[3]

The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations.[4]

It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[3][5] The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig.[6] The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery.[7]

St Andrew's was used in 2014 to depict the Broadchurch Parish Church and burying ground in the second series of the popular police drama Broadchurch.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew (1129692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "The Church – Building and History". St Andrews Website. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Parish Church of St Andrew". Images of England. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  4. "St Andrew's". Clevedon United Benefice. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. "St Andrews Church". Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. "The Clevedon Sheela na gig". The Sheela na gig project. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. "St Andrew, Clevedon". Church of England. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  8. Hastings, Chris (12 July 2014). "Broadchurch... the sequel: It's our (very sneak) preview to the series we can't wait to come back to our TV screens". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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