Church of St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret
50°58′56″N 3°17′07″W / 50.9822°N 3.2854°W / 50.9822; -3.2854
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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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- ^ a b c d "Church of St Margaret". Historic England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Church of St Margaret". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Church of St Margaret website". Wellington Team Churches. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College, London. Retrieved 16 July 2017.