Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1058297
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1058297
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Nunney
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 73761 45696
Details
ST7345 NUNNEY CP CHURCH STREET (East side)
12/98 Church of All Saints
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GV I
Parish Church. C12, remodelled C13 and again early C16, aisles rebuilt after 1802. Coursed and squared Doulting rubble, ashlar dressings, double Roman, plain and irritation stone tile roofs. Cruciform plan, 3-bays aisled nave, West tower with entrance, South door and porch. Late C13 tracery to East window, and to South chancel windows. Early C14 reticulated windows to North and South transepts. Aisles have foliated lancets with folked heads of 2-lights and quatrefoils; above crenellated parapets. 3-stage tower, carved panel over West window, diagonal buttresses, crennellations, crocketed finials, small stair turret to centre of South side. Interior largely plastered, with lowered ceiling to Nave. The four centred arcades, transept arch and chancel arch are all continuous of 2-chamfered orders without capitals, (an exception is the North transept arch of C13 build having crudely carved face to East respond). 2 and 3-light foliated head squints flanking chancel arch with C16 screen, restored C19. Barrel vaulted chancel of C19, cusped rere-arch to South window which is also a sedile and trefoil headed piscina, C17 communion table. North transept has imposing de la Mere monuments of C14, early C15 and C17 (see Pevsner, Buildings of England). South transept has numerous monuments including vertical ledges to members of the Sambourne family. In body of church medieval wall painting on forth arcade, Royal arms over South door of 1660. C18 panelled pulpit, and C12 tub font with gadrooning with pyramidal tester inscribed W.S. 1681.
Listing NGR: ST7377445699
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 266796
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol, (1958)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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