Church of All Saints, Kingston Seymour

Church of All Saints
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Kingston Seymour
Country England
Coordinates 51°23′51″N 2°51′45″W / 51.3976°N 2.8626°W / 51.3976; -2.8626
Completed late 14th/early 15th century

The Church of All Saints in Kingston Seymour, Somerset, England dates from the late 14th or early 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

The base of the font is older than the church itself being Norman in origin.[2]

The church is almost surrounded by water and was inundated with water to a depth of 5 feet (1.5 m) during the Bristol Channel floods of 1607.[3] A brass plaque in the church reads:

"An inundation of the sea water by overflowing and breaking down the Sea banks; happened in this Parish of Kingstone-Seamore, and many others adjoining; by reason whereof many Persons were drown'd and much Cattle and Goods, were lost: the water in the Church was five feet high and the greatest part lay on the ground about ten days. WILLIAM BOWER"[4]

The highest point reached by the water, which was 7.74 metres (25.4 ft), is marked on the church.[5]

The tower contains a peel of six bells, including three from 1632 which were cast by Purdues of Bristol.[2]

The shaft of the churchyard cross is 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high and stands on an octagonal base. The shaft was added in 1863.[6]

The stained glass includes the Smyth-Piggot memorial in the west window which was replaced in a restoration of 1917 to designs by Roland Paul.[1]

Administration

The parish is part of the Yatton Moor benefice within the deanery of Portishead.[7]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 "Church of All Saints". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 "History". Church of All Saints, Kingston Seymour. Yatton Moor Team Ministry. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Some more interesting history". Friends of All Saints. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "1607 Flood in Bristol Channel - A UK Tsunami?". burnham-on-sea.com.
  5. ↑ "1607 Bristol Channel Floods: 400-Year Retrospective - RMS SPECIAL REPORT" (PDF). rms.com. p. 12.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Churchyard cross in All Saints churchyard (1015509)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "All Saints, Kingston Seymour". Church of England. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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