- Church of St Peter, Evercreech
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Church of St Peter 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Evercreech Country England Coordinates 51°08′46″N 2°30′10″W / 51.1462°N 2.5027°W Completed 14th century The Church of St Peter in Evercreech, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The three-stage tower has set-back buttresses ascending to pinnacles, with a very tall transomed two-light bell-chamber with windows on each face The embattled parapet has quatrefoil piercing, with big corner pinnacles and smaller intermediate pinnacles. The four-light west window has extensively restored tracery. This tower is of the East Mendip type,[1] and was completed around 1462.[2]
On the north wall of the tower is a roll of honour to victims of World War I. It is within a rectangular wooden case with a glazed door crowned by a triangular pediment and plaque below.[3]
The clock face features an unusual mistake as it is missing the X (10) and instead has two XII (12).
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of St Peter". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268418. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ 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 Peter and churchyard, Evercreech". Somerset Historic Environment Record. http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=23481. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
Categories:- 14th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Church of England churches in Mendip
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