- Church of St Bridget, Chelvey
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Church of St Bridget 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Chelvey, Brockley, Somerset Country England Coordinates 51°24′43″N 2°46′04″W / 51.4119°N 2.7678°W Completed 12th century St. Bridget's Church in Chelvey, Brockley, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The church is dedicated to the Irish saint Brigid of Kildare.
The building includes a Norman south doorway and the octagonal font. There is also an inscribed Purbeck marble slab in the Tynte chapel under the Jacobean altar table. It dates from between 1250 and 1275, and shows the tall figure of an unknown 13th-century knight, clad in a long surcoat, grasping a spear in one hand and the scabbard of a sword in the other.[2]
Near the pulpit is a replica sand-filled hour glass in an iron frame, previously used for preachers to time their sermons.[2]
In the late 20th century the building had fallen into a state of diarepair with water seeping into the building, damaging the stonework. In 2008 an appeal was launched which raised money for the restoration, new lighting and a new organ.[2]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ "St. Bridget's Church". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=33443. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c Brooke, Gerry (2009-02-16). "Chelvey church restored". Bristol Evening Post. This is Bristol. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristoltimes/Restoration-accomplishedarticle-701402-details/article.html. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
Categories:- Church of England churches in North Somerset
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- 12th-century church buildings
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