The Church of St Peter in Evercreech, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
| Church of St Peter | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Evercreech |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°08′46″N 2°30′10″W / 51.1462°N 2.5027°W |
| Completed | 14th century |
| Height | 94 feet (29 metres) |
The three-stage tower has set-back buttresses ascending to pinnacles, with a very tall transomed two-light bell-chamber with windows on each face The embattled parapet has quatrefoil piercing, with big corner pinnacles and smaller intermediate pinnacles. The four-light west window has extensively restored tracery. This tower is of the East Mendip type,[1] and was completed around 1462.[2] It is 94 feet (29 metres) high to the top of the pinnacles.[3]
On the north wall of the tower is a roll of honour to victims of World War I. It is within a rectangular wooden case with a glazed door crowned by a triangular pediment and plaque below.[4]
The clock face features an unusual mistake as it is missing the X (10) replaced by an X1 and two XII (12).[5][6]
The vicar in 1843 was Charles Napier.[7]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Church of St Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 370–377. ISBN 978-0500343142
- ^ "Church of St Peter and churchyard, Evercreech". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Saint Peter's Church Evercreech" (PDF). Saint Peter's Church Evercreech. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs call time on pub's clock signs". Express & Echo. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.