- Church of St Andrew, Backwell
-
Church of St Andrew, Backwell 
Church of St Andrew, BackwellDenomination Church of England Website www.standrewsbackwell.org Administration Deanery Portishead Archdeaconry Bath Diocese Bath and Wells Province Canterbury Clergy Rector Revd Simon Hill The Anglican parish Church of St. Andrew in Backwell, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century. It was altered and enlarged in the 13th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The four stage tower at the west end of the church is over 100 feet (30 m) tall and dates from the 15th century. It contains a ring of eight bells, two of which are medieval.[2]
The font dates from the 12th century. It consists of a circular bowl with cable moulding, and a circular stem with foliate moulding on the base. It was restored in 1907. The Rood Screen is from the early 16th century. [1]
The churchyard includes a 15th century cross.[3] There is also a crucifix which is a memorial to a local airman Pat Garnett. It was made by Arthur George Walker and was sited below Backwell Hill House before becoming rusted and overgrown. It was restored and moved to the churchyard by Laurence Tindall in 1997.[4]
The parish is part of the benefice of Backwell with Chelvey and Brockley within the deanery of Portishead.[5]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "St. Andrew's Church". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=33417. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "History". St Andrew's Church, Backwell. http://www.standrewsbackwell.org/History.htm. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard and to the south of G.V. St. Andrew's Church". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=33418. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "St Andrews Backwell The Garnett Memorial". Laurence Tindall. http://www.laurencetindall.co.uk/page92.html. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "St Andrew's Church, Backwell". Church of England. http://acny.co.uk/11176/. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links
Categories:- Church of England churches in North Somerset
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- 12th-century church buildings
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
