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St Cuthbert's Church, Wells

The Church of St Cuthbert is an Anglican parish church in Wells, Somerset, England, dating from the 13th century. It is often mistaken for the cathedral. It has a fine Somerset stone tower and a superb carved roof. It is a Grade I listed building. History The dedication of the church to St Cuthbert suggests Saxon origins. Originally an Early English building (13th century), from which the arcade pillars survive, it was much altered in the Perpendicular Period (15th century), when the clerestory and angel roof were added to the seven-bay aisled nave. It is built of Doulting ashlar stone to most of the south side. The north side is rubble with ashlar dressings. The north transept (St Catherine's Chapel) has the remains of its 13th century reredos on the east wall, which was rediscovered in 1848. The south transept which is otherwise known as The Lady Chapel has another stone reredos dating from 1470, based on the Tree of Jesse theme. Until 1561 the church had a central tower which either collapsed or was removed, as a result of alterations to the structure and decoration of the church in line with the changes in theological and liturgical practice during the Protestant Reformation. It has been replaced with the current tower over the west door. Bells were cast for the tower by Roger Purdy. The present tower, the third highest in Somerset, is of 3 stages, with the top stage occupying half the total height. The height to the battlements is 123 feet (37 metres), and when the top stones of the pinnacles are included, the total height is 151 feet (46 metres). The nave's coloured ceiling was repainted in 1963 at the instigation of the then Vicar's wife, Mrs Barnett. During the restoration works in the 1960s a 15th-century carved and panelled ceiling was found above the side chapel which had been covered with plaster during the 18th or 19th century. In 1975 a lightning strike caused one of the tower pinnacles to fall through the roof of the nave and damage the nave floor. The replacement pinnacle remained much paler than the other three for some years. There is a carved wood pulpit of 1636, with an elaborate stair and two carved coats of arms, of Charles I, and Charles II. Organ The church contains a pipe organ originally by Henry Lincoln dating from 1820. It was rebuilt by William Sweetland of Bath in 1864, George Osmond of Taunton in 1959 and Percy Daniel in 1984. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Filming location The church played an important role in the feature film Hot Fuzz, which was filmed largely in Wells (which became the fictional town of Sandford); most notably the church fete scene where Adam Buxton's character is killed by a falling part of the church tower masonry. In the early 1970s a lightning strike caused a pinnacle to fall through the nave roof, which may have inspired the scene. Parishes Wells St Cuthbert In Wells St Cuthbert Out See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links St Cuthbert's Church, Wells website
St Cuthbert's Church

St Cuthbert's Church is een kerk in het Britse Wells. Het gebouw is beschermd als Grade I-bouwwerk. De oudste kerk op deze plek dateert uit de 13e eeuw. De kerk werd in de 15e eeuw herbouwd. De kerk heeft een 46 meter hoge toren. Tot 1561 had de kerk ook een centrale toren. Externe link National Churches Trust
St Decuman's Church, Watchet

The Church of St Decuman in Watchet, Somerset, England has a 13th-century chancel with the rest of the church being from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is because Watchet is believed to be the place where Saint Decuman was killed in 706. The church stands on a prominent site overlooking the town. It was restored and reseated by James Piers St Aubyn in 1886–1891, with further internal alterations being made in 1896 when the Caen stone reredos was erected. The church was described by Francis Carolus Eeles ("St Decuman's Church") in 1932. He highlighted a fine geometrical east window with original tracery dating from the end of the 13th century and the perpendicular window tracery in the south isle. The series of wagon roofs with rich carving are above the rood screen in the nave and south aisle. The organ was presented to the church in 1933 by W. Wyndham. Wyndham Chapel The Wyndham Chapel occupies the east end of the north aisle and is dedicated to the Wyndham family of nearby Orchard Wyndham House, former lords of the manor. Included is a memorial to Sir John Wyndham (1558 – 1645), who played an important role in the establishment of defence organisation in the West Country against the threat of the Spanish Armada. Next to his monument is one to his parents, and the chest tomb of his grandparents, with monumental brasses, serves to separate the chapel from the chancel. A mural monument exists with kneeling effigies of two of Sir John's sons, Henry and George, as well as other monuments to the later family of Wyndham. Burials John Wyndham (1558–1645) Florence Wadham (buried alive) Churchyard In the churchyard is the remains of a 15th-century stone cross. Well St Decuman's well is below the church. It is a 19th-century reconstruction of the earlier well on the site which dates from the Middle Ages. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Media related to Church of Saint Decuman in Watchet at Wikimedia Commons St Decuman Church web site
Church of St Denys, Colmworth

Church of St Denys is a Grade I listed church in Colmworth, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. The four stage west tower is topped by an octagonal spire with lucarnes and is supported by diagonal buttresses. There is a ring of six bells with the earliest two dated 1635. The steel frame was made in 1984. To the left of the altar is an alabaster and black marble monument to Sir William Dyer erected in 1641 by his wife, Katherine Doyley Dyer (d. 1654). It has the following verse inscription: If a large hart, joined with a noble minde Shewing true worth unto all good inclin’d If faith in friendship, justice unto all, Leave such a memory as we may call Happy, thine is; then pious marble keepe His just fame waking, though his lov’d dust sleepe. And though death can devoure all that hath breath, And monuments them selves have had a death, Nature shan’t suffer this, to ruinate, Nor time demolish’t, nor an envious fate, Rais’d by a just hand, not vain glorious pride, Who’d be concealed, wer’t modesty to hide Such an affection did so long survive The object of ’t; yet lov’d it as alive. And this greate blessing to his name doth give To make it by his tombe, and issue live. My dearest dust, could not thy hasty day Afford thy drowsy patience leave to stay One hour longer, so that we might either Have sat up or gone to bed together? But since thy finished labour hath possessed Thy weary limbs with early rest, Enjoy it sweetly, and thy widow bride Shall soon repose her by thy slumbering side, Whose business now is only to prepare My nightly dress and call to prayer. Mine eyes wax heavy, and the day grows old, The dew falls thick, my blood grows cold, Draw, draw the closed curtains and make room, My dear, my dearest dust, I come, I come. See also Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire St Deny's Colmworth Church website* References Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service: Colmworth Church Alterations and Additions Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service: Colmworth Church Architecture “My Dearest Dust”: Lady Katherine Dyer and Her Epitaph to Her Beloved Husband, Johann Wiserr
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock

The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is to Dubricius (also known in Welsh as Dyfrig and in corrupt Norman-French as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint, and may indicate he travelled to the area. The church stands on the site of an earlier church that may have dated from around 1120. Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century. The oak-framed spire - one of only a small number surviving in England - was damaged in a storm of 1703. Further restoration was undertaken between 1888 and 1891, with subsequent necessary repairs being fundraised for as of 2026. Within the church is the very fine late 15th century alabaster tomb of John Harington, 4th Baron Harington (1384–1418) who fought alongside King Henry V in France in 1417, and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1419). Elizabeth survived her first husband and married secondly William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (died 1461). The style of armour worn by Baron Harington is of the period c.1470, as was worn in the time of his widow's death, and is not therefore an accurate representation of the armour worn at the time of his death in 1418. The monument and effigies are believed to have been erected at the expense of Elizabeth's step-daughter the great heiress Cicely Bonville, Baroness Harington and Marchioness of Dorset (1460–1529), and are considered from their very high quality "more befitting a cathedral than a retired country church". At the back of the nave is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee. The parish is part of the benefice of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe within the Exmoor deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Porlock Parish website
St Dunstan's Church, Baltonsborough

The Church of St Dunstan in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The dedication honours St Dunstan who was born in Baltonsborough in 909, and eventually became Archbishop of Canterbury and an important monastic reformer of the Anglo-Saxon period. Legends attached to Dunstan portray him nailing a horseshoe onto the devil, earning him a place as a patron saint of blacksmiths. There is a four bay nave and two bay chancel. The nave is particularly wide and has caused stress in the roof and an outward lean in the north wall. The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century. The interior includes a 15th-century font. The screen was designed by Frederick Bligh Bond. The churchyard contains war graves of a Somerset Light Infantry soldier of World War I and a Royal Navy sailor of World War II. The parish is part of the benefice of Baltonsborough with Butleigh, West Bradley and West Pennard, which is known as the Brue Benefice. One former vicar of the church was Edward Mellish who was awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I. See also Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Dunstan, Liverpool

The Church of St Dunstan is in Earle Road, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with two other local churches to form the Team Parish of St Luke in the City. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History The church was built between 1886 and 1889, and designed by Charles Aldridge and Charles Deacon. It was built for the family of Thomas Earle, and consecrated on 18 May 1889. The interior of the church was re-ordered in 1967, when an altar was placed in the nave and the north chapel was glazed in. Architecture St Dunstan's is constructed in red Ruabon brick and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a five bay nave with a clerestory and a northwest baptistry, north and south aisles, north and south porches, and a two-bay chancel with a north chapel and a south transept acting as an organ loft. Towards the west end of the church is a copper-covered flèche containing two-light bell openings. At the west end is the baptistry, and a west window consisting of five stepped lancets, which are flanked by octagonal turrets with pyramidal roofs containing lucarnes. In the arch above the windows are carved symbols of the Evangelists, and the figure of Christ. Along the sides of the church are lancet windows, three to each bay of the aisles, and one to each bay of the clerestory. Above the entrance to the north porch is a diapered gable containing a statue of Saint Dunstan in a niche. The east window consists of three stepped lancets. Inside the church the five-bay arcade is carried on round stone piers. A frieze runs along the top of the arcade. Other than the stone piers, the rest of the interior is in brick. The alabaster reredos, and the wrought iron lectern were designed by Deacon. Between the nave and the chancel is an iron screen. Also in the church are brass plaques to the memory of members of the Earle family. In the west window is stained glass by Burlison and Grylls. The three-manual pipe organ was built in about 1880 by Henry Willis, but by 2002 it had become unplayable. Commenting on the design, the description in the National Heritage List for England says it is a "severe but handsome design". Pollard and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series refer to the west front as "impressive if rather curious", and say that the "interior impresses with gloomy atmosphere". Present day As of 2015, St Dunstan's holds services every Sunday morning. The church was reordered in 2014. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Merseyside References External links Media related to Church of St Dunstan, Liverpool at Wikimedia Commons
Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst

The Church of St Edward King and Martyr in Goathurst, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish was originally part of the Royal Forest of North Petherton and its first squire owned St Edward's church. The dedication to Edward the Martyr is unusual; Edward was a young Saxon king who was murdered by his stepmother Elfrida in 978 at Corfe Castle in Dorset so that her own son would become king. The church includes a 19th-century monument to three-year-old Isabella Kemeys, showing the child lying on a pillow holding a broken flower, and monuments to the Kemeys-Tynte family of Halswell House. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St George's Church, Beckington

The Church of St George is a medieval Church of England parish church in Beckington, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. History Although the first recorded rector was Matrin de Sutton, installed in 1411, the church is at least Norman in origin, with possibly a previous Saxon past. The diagonally buttressed four stage tower is broadly unaltered from the Norman period. The chancel is 14th century, in the Decorated style, while the nave is 15th century Perpendicular work. A number of alterations have occurred over the years, such as in the early 17th century, when it gained a Jacobean screen and communion table, as well as a memorial to the poet Samuel Daniel, who died in the parish in 1619. Further notable alterations occurred in the 18th century, when the nave was reroofed (1754) and two new bells placed in the tower (1756), which were cast by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family. The original six bells were recast and two extras added as part of the restoration of the tower in 1906. The churchyard contains a number of graves, including the war grave of a Royal Artillery soldier of World War II. Present day The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Beckington with Standerwick, Berkley, Lullington, Orchardleigh and Rodden within the archdeaconry of Wells. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Media related to St George's Church, Beckington at Wikimedia Commons
St George's Church, Bicknoller

The Church of St George in Bicknoller, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church is dominated by a 1000-year-old yew tree in its grounds. The church, which is decorated with a collection of carved angels and nightmarish animal heads, was largely rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. The interior includes a 12th-century pillar piscina. There is a memorial to William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, who spent his holidays in the village from 1933 to 1944. The organ dates from 1922 and has a carved oak case. It was built by the Positive Organ Company. The bells in the tower include one which was previously at St Saviour's in Larkhall, Bath. In 2012 plans were underway to install and sixth bell. The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Taunton archdeaconry. In May 2026, the church doors were dedicated to the memory of local cricketer Harold Gimblett (1914–1978); the newly-installed doors feature handles in the shape of cricket bats. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St George, Bolton

The Church of St George is a redundant church on Bath Street in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It was completed in 1796, with a shallow chancel and south chapel added or rebuilt 1907 by James Simpson. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 26 April 1974. It closed in 1975 and was used as a crafts centre until 2007. In 1806 a set of change-ringing bells was cast by John Rudhall for the church to celebrate Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. In 1976 the bells were removed from the closed church and were destined for a local scrapyard, but were acquired by the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta. They were shipped to Victoria in 1977 and were first rung in their new home in 1987, after a tower had been built to house them. They are now the oldest "complete" ring of bells in Australia. In 2010 The Bolton News reported that the Manchester Diocese intended to lease the church to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), subject to approval by the Church Commissioners' Closed Churches Division. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester List of churches in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Bolton References
Church of St George, Hulme

The Church of St George, Chester Road, Hulme, Manchester, is an early Gothic Revival church by Francis Goodwin, built in 1826–1828. It was restored in 1884 by J. S. Crowther. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 3 October 1974. The church was a Commissioners' church, (built to celebrate the victory at the Battle of Waterloo) allotted the sum of £15,000 for construction. Goodwin was an obvious choice for architects having already undertaken a number of churches in the Midlands and the North West, as well as the original Manchester Town Hall. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considers that Goodwin's inspiration was Nicholas Hawksmoor's St Michael, Cornhill and that "the whole makes a lively and memorable picture". A six-bay nave with "high three-light Perpendicular windows" concludes with a tall tower at the west end, and two high pinnacles at the east. Porches are set at the northwest and southwest corners. Drawing from Pevsner, the English Heritage inspectors who listed the building in 1974, without an internal inspection, stated that the interior was "reported as having: galleries; Perpendicular arcades; [and a] wall monument to The Hon. George Berkeley Molyneux (d.1841), by Edward Physick, in form of soldier mourning beside urn." A declining inner-city population in the post-war period, combined with the increasing isolation of the church caused by major road construction in its vicinity, led to St George's closure in 1984. The last Rector Revd Derek Seber worked with Brian Redhead to try to find a long term use for the building including as a museum for Rolls-Royce and as a Museum of Sport . The transformation into such was planned under the then governments Community Programme which offered training in conservation and building skills. A change in policy brought this initiative to an end. There followed a "twenty-year search for a use which would preserve the interior … proved fruitless and the building was converted to flats (in) 2000–2. The interior can no longer be read as a whole." In 2015, the flat occupying the church tower was on the market for £1 million. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester-M15 List of churches in Greater Manchester List of works by Francis Goodwin List of works by J. S. Crowther List of churches dedicated to St. George References
Iglesia de San Jorge, Chester Road, Hulme

La Iglesia de San Jorge, Chester Road, Hulme, Manchester, es una iglesia de estilo neogótico temprano diseñada por Francis Goodwin, construida entre 1826 y 1828. Fue restaurada en 1884 por JS Crowther. Fue designado edificio catalogado de Grado II* el 3 de octubre de 1974.​ La iglesia era una iglesia de comisionados (construida para celebrar la victoria en la batalla de Waterloo) a la que se le asignó una suma de £15.000 para su construcción. El arquitecto Goodwin fue una elección obvia para los arquitectos que ya habían realizado varias iglesias en las Midlands y el Noroeste, así como el original Ayuntamiento de Manchester . Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considera que la inspiración de Goodwin fue St Michael, Cornhill de Nicholas Hawksmoor y que "el conjunto constituye un cuadro animado y memorable". Una nave de seis tramos con "altas ventanas perpendiculares de tres luces" concluye con una alta torre en el extremo oeste y dos altos pináculos en el este. Los pórticos se encuentran en las esquinas noroeste y suroeste.​ Según Pevsner, los inspectores de English Heritage que catalogaron el edificio en 1974, sin una inspección interna, afirmaron que el interior "tenía galerías, arcadas perpendiculares y un monumento en la pared al honorable George Berkeley Molyneux (fallecido en 1841), obra de Edward Physick, en forma de un soldado de luto junto a una urna".​ La disminución de la población del centro de la ciudad en el período de posguerra, combinada con el creciente aislamiento de la iglesia causado por la construcción de una importante carretera en sus alrededores, llevó al cierre de St George en 1984.​ El último rector, el reverendo Derek Seber, trabajó con Brian Redhead para intentar encontrar un uso a largo plazo para el edificio, incluso como museo de Rolls-Royce y como museo del deporte. La transformación en tal sentido fue planificada bajo el Programa Comunitario del gobierno de entonces, que ofrecía capacitación en técnicas de conservación y construcción. Un cambio de política puso fin a esta iniciativa. A esto le siguió una "búsqueda de veinte años de un uso que preservara el interior", resultó infructuoso y el edificio se convirtió en apartamentos en 2000 - 2. El interior ya no se puede leer como un todo".​ En 2015, el apartamento que ocupaba la torre de la iglesia estaba a la venta por £1 millón.​ Véase también Portal:Greater Manchester. Contenido relacionado con Greater Manchester. Edificios catalogados de grado II* en el Gran Manchester Edificios catalogados en Manchester-M15 Lista de iglesias en el Gran Manchester Lista de obras de Francis Goodwin Lista de obras de JS Crowther Lista de iglesias dedicadas a San Jorge Referencias Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Iglesia de San Jorge, Chester Road, Hulme.