Church of St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret

Church of St Margaret
LocationThorne St Margaret, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°58′56″N 3°17′07″W / 50.9822°N 3.2854°W / 50.9822; -3.2854
Built15th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Margaret
Designated25 January 1956[1]
Reference no.1180128
Church of St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret is located in Somerset
Church of St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret
Location of Church of St Margaret in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Margaret in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]

History

The tower survives from the 15th century the rest of the church was subject to Victorian restoration undertaken in 1865 by Charles Edmund Giles, or Benjamin Ferrey.[1] A west window, with stained glass was added in 1907.[3]

The parish is part of the Wellington and District benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The red sandstone building with hamstone dressings has a slate roof. It consists of a three-bay nave, a three-bay aisle with a south porch and a two-bay chancel. The two-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1]

Inside the church is a chalice shaped Saxon font,[5] which was reinstalled in the church after being found in the churchyard.[4]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Church of St Margaret". Historic England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Church of St Margaret". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Church of St Margaret website". Wellington Team Churches. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College, London. Retrieved 16 July 2017.