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Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Claverton, Bath and North East Somerset

  • St Mary: set high up above village, now mostly Victorian of 1858 rebuild; squat c13 tower with saddleback roof

  • St Mary: view from the south-west with the Ralph Allen mausoleum, 1764, on the right

  • St Mary: Victorian nave in Early English style

  • St Mary: north chapel & Victorian chancel; c19 east window with reticulated tracery

  • St Mary: heraldic glass; in centre, arms of Bishop of Wells with mitre above

  • St Mary: William Basset of Claverton, d.1613, & daughter Mary Tryon, d.1628, with baby; three quarter figures in niches crowned by shields

  • St Mary: William Basset of Claverton, d.1613; armoured figure with belt & sword

  • St Mary: inscription from the monument to William Basset of Claverton, d.1613; erected by his son William, 1629

  • St Mary: coat of arms from the monument to William Basset of Claverton, d.1613

  • St Mary: Mary (Tryon), d.1628, daughter of William Basset of Claverton; long sleeved black robe, large ruff, baby lying before her

  • St Mary: inscription from the monument to Mary Tryon, d.1628, daughter of William Basset

  • St Mary: coat of arms from the monument to Mary Tryon, d.1628, daughter of William Basset

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 1 February 1956

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1214535

English Heritage Legacy ID: 399384

ID on this website: 101214535

Location: St Mary's Church, Claverton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Civil Parish: Claverton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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