Parish Church of West Bradley
Parish Church of West Bradley, West Bradley, BA6 8LT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1058795
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jun-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of West Bradley
- Statutory Address:
- Parish Church of West Bradley, West Bradley, BA6 8LT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1058795
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jun-1961
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of West Bradley
- Statutory Address 1:
- Parish Church of West Bradley, West Bradley, BA6 8LT
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:
- Parish Church of West Bradley, West Bradley, BA6 8LT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Bradley
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 55786 36874
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/01/2016
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WEST BRADLEY CP
WEST BRADLEY VILLAGE,
Parish Church of West Bradley
(Formerly listed as Church of St Andrew, previously listed as Parish Church)
2.6.61
GV
II*
Anglican Parish Church. Predominantly C14/C15, much C19 restoration, particularly the chancel. Coursed and squared lias
rubble, slate and asbestos slate roofs, coped verges with cruciform finials. Nave, chancel with an organ loft to north,
south porch, west tower; Perpendicular. Unbuttressed 2-stage tower, with a moulded string at its base; 2-light bell
chamber windows, embattled parapet, pyramid roof with a cruciform finial; 2-light west window, west door, shallow stair
turret to north side, single narrow window. Two bay nave, an ashlar parapet to the north and south sides with a moulded
coping; 2-light traceried windows, some tracery renewed. Buttressed porch, elaborately moulded surround to the outer
door opening, adjacent a plain stoup, paired C19 inner doors with surface tracery; blocked north doorway. Two bay
chancel, much rebuilt with 2-light square headed windows, priest's door; shallow stair turret to a former rood loft on
its north side, lancet with a foiled head. Plastered interior on flag stone and encaustic tile floor; walls scraped
under tower which has a star-vault; nave with a king post and tie beam roof; unceiled wagon roof to chancel. Single
shafted tower arch; typical Perpendicular moulding to the chancel arch. Norman tub font under tower; semi-circular
headed piscina, adjacent a C13 moulded corbel; tablet to Danil Avery of 1530 in nave; further tablet of 1812 by T King
to chancel. Plain C19 pews, choir stalls and pulpit
(Pevsner N, Buildings of England, South and West Somerset, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST5578636874
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 267672
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset, (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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