Church of St Andrew & St Mary, Pitminster

The Church of St Andrew & St Mary in Pitminster, Somerset, England was built around 1300 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Andrew & St Mary
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Pitminster
Country	England
Coordinates	50.9661°N 3.1110°W
Completed	c. 1300

The church in 2005

The current church was built on the site of an earlier Saxon church. The tower has a square first stage, an octagonal belfry and a lead covered spire.[2]

During a Victorian restoration in 1869,[3] George Gilbert Scott rebuilt the north aisle and south porch.[4]

The interior is distinguished by effigy tombs of three generations of the Colles family who were lords of the manor in the 16th and 17th centuries.[5][6] The font is from the 15th century.[4]

The Anglican parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the archdeaconry of Taunton.[7]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
• List of towers in Somerset
• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St Andrew and St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
2. "St Andrew and St Mary, Pitminster". Blackdown benefice. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. "Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Pitminster Village". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
4. "Pitminster — church history". Church of England. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
5. "Monument to John Colles and wife Anne. 1608 St.Mary and St.Andrew Pitminster". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
6. "Pitminster — St Andrew & St Mary". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
7. "St Mary & St Andrew, Pitminster". Church of England. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

Further reading

• Vivian-Neal; Westall, Arthur (1950). The church of St.Mary and St.Andrew, Pitminster. Somerset County Herald.