Church of St Margaret, Queen Charlton
| Church of St Margaret | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Queen Charlton, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°24′03″N 2°31′38″W / 51.40083°N 2.52722°W |
| Built | late 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 1 February 1956 |
| Reference no. | 1115380[1] |
  Location of Church of St Margaret in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Margaret in Queen Charlton, Somerset, England, dates from the late 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is within the civil parish of Compton Dando, but the ecclesiastical parish of Keynsham and the Diocese of Bath & Wells.[2]
The church was attached to Keynsham Abbey but also had its own collection of ecclesiastical buildings around 1200.[3]
The building was altered in the 13th century and restored in the 15th.[1] It was originally cruciform, but only the north transept remains.[3]
The central two-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses, and is topped with a parapet with pierced arcading surrounded by pinnacles and gargoyles. It has a polygonal stair tower on the northeast corner.[1] Beneath the tower at the crossing are four arches with attached Norman pillars.[3]
In front of the church is a late medieval cross on the village green.[4] It was previously sited further east of its current location, but was moved as part of the celebrations for the Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Church of St Margaret". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "St Margaret, Queen Charlton". A church near you. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d Robinson, W.J. (1915). West Country Churches. Bristol: Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 135–138.
- ^ "Cross on Village Green, in front of Tolzey Cottage". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 December 2010.