Church of St Mary, Yatton
| Church of St Mary | |
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View from the south-west
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 Location within Somerset
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| Town or city | Yatton |
| Country | England |
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| Completed | 14th century |
The Church of St Mary in central Yatton, Somerset, England, is often called the Cathedral of the Moors due to its size and grandeur in relation to the village.[1] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[2][3]
While the current church was constructed in the 14th century, it is likely that a previous Christian church was located on the same site. The chapel which was added in 1496,[4] and various other alterations and ex[ansions of the church can been seen in the account which have survived since 1445.[5]
The central tower, which was built around 1400,[6] has three stages with diagonal weathered buttresses with crocketed pinnacles. There is a south-east hexagonal stair turret rising above the parapet with panelled sides to the top, and an open cusped parapet.[2] Unusually for Somerset a Dundry stone steeple was built in 1455-56. In 1595 freemasons were engaged to take down the spire and reduce it to its present dimensions. There is a ring of bells within the tower.[7] The tower was damaged by fire in 1991,[8] resulting in the fourth bell having to be recast.
The 15th century Old Rectory is also a Grade I listed building.[9]
See also
References
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