Church of St George
CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060135
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060135
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH ROAD
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 ST GEORGE, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Edington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 38709 39797
Details
EDINGTON CP CHURCH ROAD (North side) ST33NE 9/48 Church of St George
- - II
Anglican parish church. On a medieval site, completely rebuilt 1879 by Down and Son. Coursed and squared rubble, freestone dressings, C20 concrete tile roof, coped verges, cruciform finials, gabled ashlar bellcote to west. Nave chancel, south porch, north vestry. Neo-Perpendicular. Four bay nave, 2-light square-headed windows, each light with cusping, labels with large floral stops, 3-light west window. Gabled porch, 4-centred head door opening, benched interior on tile floor, inner door with good hinges. Two bay chancel in conforming style, 3-light west-window, priests door to south, door with good hinges. Lofty plastered interior on tile and encaustic tile floors. Nave with scissor-rafter roof on corbels; chancel with unceiled wagon roof. Moulded and shafted chancel arch. Coeval pews, pulpit, lectern, choir stalls, brass candelabrae, altar rail and small organ. C19 reredos which appears to include Jacobean remains; Jacobean chest. Good Norman font, bowl with 2 large scallops to each face, corner spurs and 2 cable mouldings; good late C19 cover. Five C19 wall monuments. Four late C19 stained glass windows. (Pevsner, Buildings of England, South and West Somerset, 1958; Faculty and architect plans deposited SR0).
Listing NGR: ST3870939797
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269489
- 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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