Description

ST 75 NW COMBE HAY

10/5 Combe Hay Parish Church

1.2.56
II
GV

Anglican parish church, of unknown dedication. C15 tower but the body of the
church was altered in the late C18 and restored with the addition of a south aisle
and porch in 1874, possibly by the Lord of the manor, George Smart. Consists
of a west tower, nave and north porch, south aisle and apsidal chancel. Ashlar
and coursed squared rubble; slate roofs with coped raised verges. West tower
is C15; of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses, an embattled parapet with pinnacles;
2-light bell chamber windows with cusped heads and pierced quatrefoil screens;
2-light west window; projecting polygonal stair turret to north-east. Y-tracery
windows to the nave. Three 2-light windows to south aisle and chancel. Project-
ing gabled north porch with embattled parapet. Interior: arcade of 3 bays. All
fittings are late C19. Monuments: Robert Smith, died 1755, by Ford of Bath in
a rococo style inscribed marble plaque surmounted by arms, urns and a flat obelisk.
John Bennett, died 1719, inscribed marble plaque flanked by Corinthian columns,
segmental pediment with arms.

Listing NGR: ST7350459837

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26409098

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House