Church of St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour

Church of St Nicholas
LocationBratton Seymour, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°04′09″N 2°27′44″W / 51.0691°N 2.4622°W / 51.0691; -2.4622
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Nicholas
Designated24 March 1961[1]
Reference no.1177220
Church of St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour is located in Somerset
Church of St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour
Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 13th century.[1] It was originally dedicated to St. Giles, and has also been known as Holy Trinity Church.[2]

Due to the condition of some of the stonework and ceilings the building has been laced o the Heritage at Risk Register.[3]

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

Architecture

The stone building has Doulting and hamstone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel with a small vestry and south porch.[1] The nave walls incorporate remnants of 12th-century carvings.[5] The west tower is supported by angled buttresses and contains bells from the 14th and 15th centuries.[1]

The interior fittings are mostly from the 19th century,[1] but it does contain a circular Norman font.[6][7]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Church of St Nicholas". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Church of St. Nicholas". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Church of St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour - South Somerset". Heritage at Risk. Historic England. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ "St Nicholas". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Bratton Seymour Pages 164-170 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Bratton Seymour St Nicholas". Camelot Parishes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland". King's College London. Retrieved 20 January 2018.