Church of St Mary, Buckland St Mary

Church in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England

Church of St Mary

Location| Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England
Coordinates| 50°54′56″N 3°02′19″W﻿ / ﻿50.9155°N 3.0386°W﻿ / 50.9155; -3.0386
Built| 1853-1863
Architect| Benjamin Ferrey

Listed Building – Grade II*

Official name| Church of St Mary
Designated| 4 February 1958[1]
Reference no.| 1277983

Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England was built in 1853-1863. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

## History[edit]

The church was built between 1853 and 1863 by Benjamin Ferrey on the site of an earlier church.[1]

The organ was built by Sweatland of Bath and in 1972 was repaired by Osmonds of Taunton.[1] The tower was restored in 1966.[1]

The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2][3]

## Architecture[edit]

The stone building has hamstone dressings and a clay tile roof. It consists of a six-bay nave, chancel, four-bay north and south aisles and a south chapel. The nave has a hammerbeam roof.[1] The beams of the roof are finely carved and there is a range of sculpture within the church.[4]

The tower is supported by setback buttresses.[1]

In the nave are statues of the 12 Apostles.[5] The stained glass includes work by Clayton and Bell, Charles Eamer Kempe and Michael O’Connor.[5]

## See also[edit]

* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St Mary, Buckland St Mary.

1. ^ a b c d e f g "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. ^ "The Blessed Virgin Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. ^ "Blackdown Benefice". Blackdown Benefice. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. ^ "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Buckland St Mary". Blackdown Benefice. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. ^ a b "History of St Mary the Virgin". Buckland St Mary. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.