Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton Sub Hamdon

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt around 1510. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Mary the Virgin
LocationNorton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°56′24″N 2°45′13″W
Built16th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated19 April 1961[1]
Reference no.437126
Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin in Somerset

Restoration was undertaken by Henry Wilson in 1894 and again in 1904.

The five-stage tower, dating from around 1485,[2] 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.[3] 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.[1]

The dovecote in the churchyard dates from the 17th century,[4] and was associated with a manor house which was demolished around 1850.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  2. 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.
  3. "Church Guide". Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton Sub Hamdon. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  4. "Dovecote in churchyard, about 15 metres south-west of church, Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  5. Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 159. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
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