- Church of St Andrew, Compton Bishop
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Church of St Andrew 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Compton Bishop Country England Coordinates 51°17′40″N 2°52′03″W / 51.2945°N 2.8676°W Completed 13th century The Church of St Andrewin Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The church has a 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting. Above the pulpit is a large pedimented wall monument to John Prowse who died in 1688, as well as several of his children.[2]
The two stage tower with pinnacles and a stair turret has been dated to around 1380,[3] although Harvey believes it is from the 15th century.[4]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ "Church of St Andrew". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268803. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
- ^ Rutter, John (1829). Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset and of The Mendip Caverns. p. 165. http://books.google.com/books?id=V6wHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA165&vq=prowse&dq=john+prowse+compton+bishop.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.
- ^ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society 26.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Sedgemoor
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