The Church Of St Andrew in
Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe (, ) is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former ...
,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England was built in 1829. It is a Grade II*
listed building
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History
The church was built by Richard Carver between 1827 and 1829, on the site of an earlier medieval church. It originally had a gallery but this is now the organ loft. The Rose window was added in 1915.
The parish is part of the Wiveliscombe and the Hills
benefice, within the
Diocese of Bath and Wells
The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the ...
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Architecture
The red
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
building has
hamstone
Hamstone is the name given to a honey-coloured building stone from Ham Hill, Somerset, England. It is a well-cemented medium to coarse grained limestone characterised by marked bedding planes of clay inclusions and less well-cemented material ...
dressings and a slate roof. The
aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides. Aisles with seating on both sides can be seen in airplanes, certain types of buildings, such as churches, cathedrals, synagogues, meeting halls, par ...
is of five
bays. The three-stage tower is at the western end of the church.
Inside the church are a 14th-century
font from the earlier church along with the tombs of Humphrey Wyndham and his wife who died in the early 17th century.
The churchyard cross was erected in the 14th century. It has an octagonal base and tapering shaft. The head of the cross is missing.
See also
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References
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Grade II* listed buildings in Taunton Deane
Grade II* listed churches in Somerset
Wiveliscombe