Church of St Saviour, Puxton
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The Church of St Saviour in Puxton
, Somerset
, England dates from the 13th century. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church
in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
. It was vested
in the Trust on 1 August 2002.
It is a small, mostly unaltered medieval
church, which was originally a chapel-of-ease to the Church of St Andrew
in Banwell
.
The leaning tower, which started to settle towards the southwest while being built, due to the peat
y foundations which the church was built upon. This meant that the 15th century tower was never built as high as was intended. The church is externally Perpendicular in style, with an earlier Saxo-Norman nave.
The interior of the church is very light with a floor of irregular stone flags into which several ledger stones are set. The oak box pews on the north side of the nave are probably early 18th century, and the oak reading desk and pulpit are Jacobean
, while the font
is Norman
. The royal arms of 1751 are over the south door.
In June 2000 structural problems were found with the roof timbers, the building was closed for some time, and on 2nd July 2002, the church was declared “redundant” by Order in Council.
Puxton
Puxton is a village and civil parish, north west of Axbridge in the Unitary Authority of North Somerset within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England.The civil parish includes the isolated hamlets of East Hewish and West Hewish.-History:...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England dates from the 13th century. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church
Redundant church
A redundant church is a church building that is no longer required for regular public worship. The phrase is particularly used to refer to former Anglican buildings in the United Kingdom, but may refer to any disused church building around the world...
in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
. It was vested
Vesting
In law, vesting is to give an immediately secured right of present or future enjoyment. One has a vested right to an asset that cannot be taken away by any third party, even though one may not yet possess the asset. When the right, interest or title to the present or future possession of a legal...
in the Trust on 1 August 2002.
It is a small, mostly unaltered medieval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
church, which was originally a chapel-of-ease to the Church of St Andrew
Church of St Andrew, Banwell
The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed building.The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a rather short chancel, considering the proportions of the rest of the church...
in Banwell
Banwell
Banwell is a village and civil parish on the River Banwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its population was 2,923 according to the 2001 census.-History:...
.
The leaning tower, which started to settle towards the southwest while being built, due to the peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
y foundations which the church was built upon. This meant that the 15th century tower was never built as high as was intended. The church is externally Perpendicular in style, with an earlier Saxo-Norman nave.
The interior of the church is very light with a floor of irregular stone flags into which several ledger stones are set. The oak box pews on the north side of the nave are probably early 18th century, and the oak reading desk and pulpit are Jacobean
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
, while the font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
is Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
. The royal arms of 1751 are over the south door.
In June 2000 structural problems were found with the roof timbers, the building was closed for some time, and on 2nd July 2002, the church was declared “redundant” by Order in Council.