Church of the Holy Cross, Hillfarrance

Church in Hillfarrance, Somerset, United Kingdom

Church of the Holy Cross

Location| Hillfarrance, Oake, Somerset, England
Coordinates| 51°00′54″N 3°11′18″W﻿ / ﻿51.0151°N 3.1882°W﻿ / 51.0151; -3.1882
Built| 14th century

Listed Building – Grade II*

Official name| Church of the Holy Cross
Designated| 25 January 1956[1]
Reference no.| 1060326

Location of Church of the Holy Cross in Somerset

The Church of the Holy Cross in Hillfarrance, Oake, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

## History[edit]

The church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, although the south chapel may contain fabric from an earlier building, with the tower being added in 1540.[2][3] It then underwent Victorian restoration in 1857 and further work on the roof in 1967.[1]

In 2007 repairs were undertaken and a new kitchen and disabled toilet were installed.[4]

The parish is part of the Deane Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[5]

## Architecture[edit]

The red sandstone building has Hamstone dressings. The three-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and topped with a parapet and gargoyles, with a central stair turret.[1] The tower contains a bell chamber,[6] and six bells which were restored by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1925.[3]

Within the church is a memorial to the men of the village who died in World War I.[7]

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Cross Church, Hillfarrance.

1. ^ a b c d "Church of the Holy Cross". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. ^ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 44\. ISBN 978-1841145921.
3. ^ a b "History". Deane Vale Churches. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. ^ "Church of the Holy Cross Hillfarrance" (PDF). MRA Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. ^ "Holy Cross, Hillfarrance". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
6. ^ "Church of the Holy Cross Hillfarrance". Oake Parish. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. ^ "Heathfield, Hillfarrance And Oake — WW1". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2017.