Church of St Margaret, Babington

Church of St Margaret
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Babington
Country England
Coordinates 51°15′28″N 2°25′28″W / 51.257678°N 2.424312°W / 51.257678; -2.424312
Completed ca. 1748
Client Knatchbull family
Owner St Margaret's, Babington, Charitable Trust
Design and construction
Architect John Strahan or William Halfpenny

The Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Babington House in Babington, Somerset, England.[1] The church is owned and operated by the St Margaret's, Babington, Charitable Trust, which is completely independent of the management of Babington House.[2]

There may have been a Norman building on the site before the current church, which is thought to date from 1748 and was probably built by John Strahan or William Halfpenny,[3] and is considered to be very similar in conception to Redland Chapel in Bristol, probably by John Strahan but completed by William Halfpenny.[4] The building was commissioned by the Knatchbull family.[5]

The building includes an Apsidal sanctuary and a small west tower with an octagonal cupola.[6] The interior includes an unusual Royal Arms of the Hanoverians on the Rood.[7]

Within the churchyard there are a set of three chest tombs. The monument to John Shute is dated 1688 and that to Thomas Branch 1779.[8]

The church no longer hosts regular services but is licensed for weddings. Wedding ceremonies may be performed in conjunction with Babington House,[9] or weddings may be booked in the church by contacting the Secretary to the St. Margaret's, Babington, Charitable Trust.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Margaret". Images of England. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  2. 1 2 "St Margaret's Babington Charitable Trust". Charity Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1177624)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Church of St. Margaret". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Park, Babington House, Babington". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Somerset". West Gallery Churches. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Reid, Robert Douglas (1979). Some buildings of Mendip. The Mendip Society. ISBN 0-905459-16-4.
  8. ↑ "Group of three monuments to east of Church of St Margaret". Images of England. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Babington House, Somerset". Condé Nast Traveller (Condé Nast). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.