St Peter's Church, Evercreech
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 | 51.1462°N 2.5027°W |
| Completed | 14th century |
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]
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.[3]
The clock face features an unusual mistake as it is missing the X (10) replaced by an X1 and two XII (12).[4][5]
The vicar in 1841 was Charles Napier.[6]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
- "Church of St Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- 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.
- "Church of St Peter and churchyard, Evercreech". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "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.
- Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. 1888. pp. 113.