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Church of St Andrew

A Grade I Listed Building in Backwell, North Somerset

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  • Church of St Andrew, Backwell

  • St Andrew: c15 four-stage west tower, 103 ft. high, set-back buttresses, pinnacles & sub-pinnacles; early c14 south porch

  • St Andrew: view from the south-east; mostly c15 Perpendicular

  • St Andrew: Decorated nave with octagonal piers & double-chamfered arches; early c16 screen, chandelier of 1786

  • St Andrew: monument to Walter Rodney, d.1466; tomb chest with ogee niches; early c16 screen behind of three four-centred openings

  • St Andrew: Walter Rodney, d.1466

  • St Andrew: inscription from c16 screen relating to Elizabeth Rodney (nee Compton), d.1536

  • St Andrew: central shield from c16 screen relating to Elizabeth Rodney (nee Compton), d.1536

  • St Andrew: brass plate with kneeling figures to Rice Davis of Middle Temple, d.1638, & wife Dorothy (Rodney), d.1604

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Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 11 October 1961

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1129810

English Heritage Legacy ID: 33417

ID on this website: 101129810

Location: St Andrew's Church, Church Town, North Somerset, BS48

County: North Somerset

Civil Parish: Backwell

Built-Up Area: Backwell

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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