- Church of St George, Hinton St George
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Church of St George 
Location: Hinton St George, Somerset, England Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 2°49′38″W / 50.91083°N 2.82722°WCoordinates: 50°54′39″N 2°49′38″W / 50.91083°N 2.82722°W Built: 13th century Listed Building – Grade I Designated: 4 February, 1958[1] Reference #: 262298 
Location of Church of St George in SomersetThe Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt, (later Sir Jeffry Wyattville). The four-stage tower is dated to 1485–95.[2] It is supported by full-height offset corner buttresses, and has battlemented parapets with quatrefoil panels below merlons on the corner and intermediate pinnacles. The weathervane was added in 1756 by Thomas Bagley of Bridgwater. There is a hexagonal south-east corner stair turret. Stage 2 has small light on the north side and a statue niche on the south. All the faces on the two upper stages 2-light mullioned, transomed and traceried window under pointed arched labels, with pierced stone baffles. The clockface is under the east window.[3]
During restoration work the parapet of the tower was examined and a stone was discovered with a carved date of 1731 which suggests that the decorative parapet may have been added then. The tracery on the north side has been marked out but never cut. In general there is little sign of more than one phase of construction although repairs are evident.[4]
Anthony Paulet is buried at St George's.[5]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of St George". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262298. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.
- ^ "Church of St George, Hinton St George". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262298. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Church of St George and churchyard, Hinton St George". Somerset Historic Environment Record. http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=54002. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Sir Amyas Paulet (1536?-1588)". Luminarium. http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/paulet.htm. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- South Somerset
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