Parish Church of St Saviour
PARISH CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR, PUXTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1156358
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Saviour
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR, PUXTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1156358
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Saviour
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR, PUXTON LANE
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 ST SAVIOUR, PUXTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Puxton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 40666 63257
Details
PUXTON C.P. PUXTON LANE ST 46 SW
5/2 Parish Church of St Saviour 9.2.61
- I
Parish Church: largely C15 and C16. Rubble, mainly rendered, slate roofs. West tower, 3 bay nave, 2 bay chancel, north porch dated 1557. Tower leans considerably to west; 2 stages with diagonal buttresses and quatrefoil pierced parapet; heavily moulded west door under panelled 2-light perpendicular window; similar windows to all sides of second stage have louvres; plain polygonal stair turret at south east corner does not rise above parapet. Nave has irregular C14 and C15 windows, pointed south doorway and buttresses with weathered offsets and simple gabled north porch with ball finial. Chancel, not rendered, has C16 2- and 3-light square head windows; east window is 3-light perpendicular; at north is a small C19 former organ chamber. Interior is plastered; roof has C17 close spaced trusses with ceiling at tie beam level, except in pulpit bay which retains sawn-off ends of moulded beams of rood loft. Moulded chancel arch and base of C16 stone screen. Laudian, probably Jacobean, alter rails. Reading desk and panelled octagonal pulpit flanking chancel arch; wrought iron hourglass stand by pulpit. Early/mid C16 heavy oak pews in most of nave, rear of pew by entrance has cresting and finials; 5 C18 box pews. Norman tub font, scraped, C17 strapwork cover. West window on north side has shutter rebates and bolt socket. Commandment tables now at west end. C17 door with bar at south. Royal arms, 1751 over south door.
Listing NGR: ST4066763257
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 33318
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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