The
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
Church of St Peter in
Portishead,
Somerset, England, was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church,
and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the
Perpendicular Gothic
Perpendicular Gothic (also Perpendicular, Rectilinear, or Third Pointed) architecture was the third and final style of English Gothic architecture developed in the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages, typified by large windows, four-c ...
style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I
listed building.
The vestry was added in 1828.
The church was altered in 1978–1979. It also has a new garden developed at the
Millennium.
The churchyard contains the war graves of three
Royal Navy sailors and an
airman of
World War II.
CWGC cemetery report, details from casualty record.
The building is located between Church Road North and Church Road South in the centre of Portishead with the four-stage tower rising to , making a prominent landmark, with its set back buttresses and a pierced parapet.
Current Clergy
As of September 2021
the team ministry consists of Reverend Rob Eastwood Dewing (Team Rector), Revd Mark Fuller (Team Pilgrim) and Revd Laura Downs (Training Curate)
See also
* List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or c ...
* List of towers in Somerset
* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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Buildings and structures completed in 1320
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Portishead, Somerset