Church of St Dubricius, Porlock

Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church of St Dubricius
Street scene showing stone church with truncated spire, On the right is a white painted building.
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Porlock
Country England
Coordinates 51°12′31″N 3°35′44″W / 51.2087°N 3.5955°W / 51.2087; -3.5955
Completed 13th century

The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]

The dedication is to Dubricius (also known in Welsh as Dyfrig and in corrupt Norman-French as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.

The church stands on the site of an earlier church which may date from around 1120.[2] Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century.[3] The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703.[4] Further restoration was undertaken between 1888 and 1891.[3]

Within the church is the 15th century alabaster tomb of John Harrington who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417,[5] [6] and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay.[3] At the back of the nave is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.[3]

The parish is part of the benefice of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe within the Exmoor deanery.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Dubricius". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=265469. Retrieved 20 February 2008. 
  2. ^ "St Dubricius Parish Church". Porlock Vale. http://www.porlock.org/community/churches_and_chapels/st_dubricius.php. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d "St Dubricius, Porlock, Somerset - 17th August 2004". Roughwood British Churches Album. http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Somerset/Porlock/Porlock-St-Dubricius.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson. p. 154. 
  5. ^ "The History of the Church of Porlock". Exmoorian. http://www.exmoorian.co.uk/porlock_church.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 45. ISBN 0906456983. 
  7. ^ "St Dubricius, Porlock". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/porlock-st-dubricius/. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Porlock — For other uses, see Porlock (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°12′32″N 3°35′44″W / 51.208796°N 3.595557°W / 51.208796; 3.595557 …   Wikipedia

  • Dubricius — Saint Dubricius Saint Dubricius depicted in stained glass with an archiepiscopal cross Archbishop Born 465(?) Madley, near Hereford, Herefordshire, England …   Wikipedia

  • List of Grade I listed buildings in Somerset — There are over 6000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Somerset.Bath North East Somerset* Abbey Church, Bath (Grade A) * Abbey Church Yard, Bath: No 14 * Grand Pump Room, Bath * Grand Pump …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”