Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, WELLS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320798
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, WELLS ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320798
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, WELLS 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 ALL SAINTS, WELLS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 69492 65283
Details
ST 66 NE CORSTON WELLS ROAD (south side)
3/80 CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
1.2.56
II
G.V.
Anglican parish church. C12, altered C13 and C15 and C16; north aisle,
vestry, and porch and full restoration 1864-65 by B. Ferrey. Consists of west
tower, nave, north aisle and porch, and chancel. Coursed and snecked rubble
with freestone dressings; plain tiled roof with coped raised verges and cross
finials. Low west tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses with off-sets;
plain embattled parapet with pinnacles; set back octagonal ashlar spire;
single-light lancet openings to bell chamber; the west window on the second
stage is dated 1622, of 2-lights in ovolo moulded surrounds and with 4-centred
heads, under arched hood mould with square stops; 3-light restored first stage
window under relieving arch; C17 studded plank door under cambered head;
square stairtower to north-east. North aisle: 2 C19 Geometric style 2-light
windows; buttresses with off-sets. Porch: outer doorway in Early English
style with one order of columns which have foliate capitals; the inner
doorway is round-headed with a roll moulding. Chancel: north side has 3
cusped lancet windows in double hollow chamfered surrounds and priests' door
in similar surround; south windows are also cusped lancets but in single
hollow chamfered surrounds; all windows have deep embrasures and rere-arches;
C19 3-light stepped lancet east window. Nave: one window as chancel and
2 C19 3-light cusped windows. Projecting gabled south porch. Interior.
3 bay arcade of 1865. Font and pulpit are C19 and C20. Royal arms over
north door, dated 1660. 2 Harington monuments in the chancel: Benjamin, died
1711 and Mary, died 1732, both baroque marble tablets with pilasters, winged
skull and arms to Benjamin, gadrooned base to pilasters and arms to Mary.
Listing NGR: ST6949265283
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 32498
- 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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