- Church of St Mary, Bishops Lydeard
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Church of St Mary 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Bishops Lydeard Country England Coordinates 51°03′41″N 3°11′14″W / 51.0614°N 3.1872°W Completed 14th century The Church of St Maryin Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
In 1860–62 the church was extended by one bay and a vestry, by Edward Jeboult of Taunton, added.
The tower, which was built around 1497,[2] has pierced tracery battlements, pinnacles, set back buttresses terminating in pinnacles at the bell-storey, and pinnacles on the buttresses at each stage.[1]
Several of the tombs in the churchyard are of historical importance, as are two crosses, one dating from the 14th century,[3] the other being the town's market cross which was moved to the churchyard in the 19th century.[4]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of St Mary". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=270227. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.
- ^ "Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=270228. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. ISBN 0946159947.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 14th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Taunton Deane
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