- Church of St Margaret, Babington
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Church of St Margaret 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Babington Country England Coordinates 51°15′26″N 2°25′25″W / 51.2573°N 2.4235°W Completed ca. 1748 Design and construction Client Knatchbull family Architect John Strahan or William Halfpenny The Church of St Margaret within the grounds of Babington House in Babington, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed building.[1]
There may have been a Norman building on the site before the current church,[2] which is thought to date from 1748 and was probably built by John Strahan or William Halfpenny, and is considered to be very similar in conception to Redland Chapel in Bristol, probably by John Strahan but completed by William Halfpenny.[3] The building was commissioned by the Knatchbull family.[2]
The building includes an Apsidal sanctuary and a small west tower with an octagonal cupola.[4] The interior includes an unusual Royal Arms of the Hanoverians on the Rood.[5]
Within the churchyard there are a set of three chest tombs. The monument to John Shute is dated 1688 and that to Thomas Branch 1779.[6]
The church no longer hosts regular services but is licensed for weddings.[2]
References
- ^ "Church of St Margaret". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267928. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ a b c "Babington Church". St Nicolas Church Radstock. http://www.stnicholasradstock.org.uk/babington-church/. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Church of St. Margaret". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-267928-church-of-st-margaret-kilmersdon. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Somerset". West Gallery Churches. http://www.westgallerychurches.com/Som/indexsom.html. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ Reid, Robert Douglas (1979). Some buildings of Mendip. The Mendip Society. ISBN 0905459164.
- ^ "Group of three monuments to east of Church of St Margaret". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267929. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
Categories:- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Church of England churches in Mendip
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