Church Of St Mary The Virgin, Norton-sub-Hamdon
Listed
It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Description
It has a double plinth, offset corner buttresses, dividing strings, battlemented parapet with pairs of corner pinnacles extended from buttresses, and central paired pinnacles corbelled off gargoyles.
History
Restoration was undertaken by Henry Wilson in 1894 and again in 1904.
The five-stage tower, dating from around 1485, which rises 98.5 feet (30 m) was damaged by lightning and fire on 29 July 1894, but restored within a year preserving the original design.
The dovecote in the churchyard dates from the 17th century, and was associated with a manor house which was demolished around 1850.
Former leader of the Liberal Democrats and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Paddy Ashdown is buried in the church's graveyard.
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
- ^ "Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ^ "Church Guide". Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton Sub Hamdon. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Dovecote in churchyard, about 15 metres south-west of church, Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 159. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Paddy Ashdown's funeral held in Somerset". BBC News. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
