St Thomas A Beckett Church
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| St Thomas A Beckett Church | |
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| Town | Pensford |
| Country | England |
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| Construction start date | 14th century |
St Thomas A Beckett Church in Pensford, Somerset southwest England dates from the 14th century.
The church has been unused since flood damage from the River Chew in 1968.
The west tower and tierceron vault date from the 14th century. The west doorway with a two-centered arch, dates back to the 15th century, and the font which has quatrefoils and roses, is of similar age. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1869, by C.E. Giles of Taunton.[1]
The pulpit is Jacobean of which every inch is carved with squares circles and leaves.[2]
It is a Grade II* listed building[3] and currently on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register,[4] following damage in a flood in 1968. During the 1980s an attempt was made to turn it into an arts centre but this was abandoned when the extent of the repairs required to make the building safe became clear. In 2007 the church was put on the market for redevelopment,[5] and in 2008 purchased for repair and use as a private dwelling.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-300-09640-2.
- ^ Local History. Pensford.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ St Thomas A Beckett Church. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ St Thomas A Beckett Church. English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ "For Sale - Pensford Church", Chew Valley Gazette, October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Church sold", Mendip Times, May 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
[edit] Bibliography
- Durham, I. & M. (1991). Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in old photographs. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-872971-61-X.
- Janes, Rowland (ed) (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley. ISBN 0-9545125-2-9.
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