Church of St Mary, Chesterblade

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Chesterblade, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is located 3 miles northeast of Evercreech (to which parish it belongs), and three miles south east of Shepton Mallet.[2]

Church of St Mary
LocationChesterblade, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.1690°N 2.4862°W / 51.1690; -2.4862
Built12th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Mary
Designated2 June 1961[1]
Reference no.1222368
Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset

History

The church was first built in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 15th centuries, with Victorian restoration in 1888.[1] The church was linked with St John's Priory, Wells.[3]

The parish of Evercreech with Chesterblade is part of the Alham Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The church consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch and a chancel. Above the nave is a small bellcote.[1] It has a king post roof.[5]

The chancel includes some Jacobean panelling. The stone pulpit is 15th century, but the font is Norman.[1] The font stands on Victorian encaustic tiles with an octagonal plinth. The bowl is 0.89 metres (2 ft 11 in) high.[6]

References
  1. "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset· The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland". www.crsbi.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. Collinson, John (1791). The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset: Collected from Authentick Records, and an Actual Survey Made by the Late Mr. Edmund Rack. Adorned with a Map of the County, and Engravings of Roman and Other Reliques, Town-seals, Baths, Churches, and Gentlemen's Seats, Volume 3. R. Cruttwell. p. 415.
  4. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Chesterblade". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "Chesterblade St Mary". Somerset Churches. Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "St Mary the Virgin, Chesterblade, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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