The Church of St George in
Bicknoller
Bicknoller is a village and civil parish on the western slopes of the Quantock Hills in the English county of Somerset.
Administratively, the civil parish falls within the Somerset West and Taunton local government district within the Somerset s ...
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Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
The church is dominated by a 1000-year-old
yew
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
* Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...
tree in its grounds.
The church, which is decorated with a collection of carved angels and nightmarish animal heads, was largely rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The interior includes a 12th-century pillar
piscina
A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, or else in the vestry or sacristy, used for washing the communion vessels. The sacrarium is the drain itself. Anglicans usually refer to the basin, calling it a piscina. For Roman ...
. There is a memorial to
William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury
William Temple (15 October 1881 – 26 October 1944) was an English Anglican priest, who served as Bishop of Manchester (1921–1929), Archbishop of York (1929–1942) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–1944).
The son of an Archbishop of Cant ...
, who spent his holidays in the village from 1933 to 1944.
The organ dates from 1922 and has a carved oak case. It was built by the
Positive Organ Company
The Positive Organ Company (also known as Casson's Patent Organ Co Ltd and Positive Organ Company (1922) Ltd but often referred to as Casson Positive) was an English pipe organ maker, established in London in 1898 by Thomas Casson, although wi ...
. The bells in the tower include one which was previously at St Saviour's in
Larkhall, Bath
Larkhall is a residential district in the city of Bath, England, north-east of the city centre. The district began to develop in the early 19th century to house the working population of the city.
Description
Many parts of Larkhall have good v ...
. In 2012 plans were underway to install and sixth bell.
The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Taunton archdeaconry.
See also
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List of Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset
West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultura ...
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List of towers in Somerset
The Somerset towers, church towers built in the 14th to 16th centuries, have been described as among England's finest contributions to medieval art. The paragraphs and descriptions below describe features of some of these towers. The organization ...
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References
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Church of England church buildings in West Somerset
Grade I listed churches in West Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset
12th-century church buildings in England
Grade I listed churches in Somerset