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Church of St Mary and St Edward

A Grade II* Listed Building in Barrow Gurney, North Somerset

  • View of the tower and main entrance

  • Lychgate

  • St Mary & St Edward: originally a Benedictine nunnery; present church is mostly of 1887 by Woodyer for Henry Martin Gibbs; Barrow Court to the right

  • St Mary & St Edward: nave & chancel; rood screen by Woodyer

  • St Mary & St Edward: east window of chancel; spreading vine with saints, 1889 by Kempe

  • St Mary & St Edward: south aisle or Gibbs Chapel; originally choir of nunnery church

  • St Mary & St Edward: gilded reredos & painted panelled surround by Zwinck of Oberammergau

  • St Mary & St Edward: piscina in Gibbs chapel

  • St Mary & St Edward: memorial to Francis James, chancellor of Wells, d.1616, wife Blanche & eleven children

  • St Mary & St Edward: memorial to Catherine (nee Sydenham of Brimpton), d.1657, wife of Joseph Bampfield (army officer & spy)

  • St Mary & St Edward: memorial to members of the Gore family who were owners 1659-1841; William Gore, d.1769

  • St Mary & St Edward: memorial to members of the Gore family who were owners 1659-1841; Charles Gore, d.1841

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary and St Edward

Listing Date: 11 October 1961

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1311925

English Heritage Legacy ID: 33869

ID on this website: 101311925

Location: St Mary and St Edward's Church, North Somerset, BS48

County: North Somerset

Civil Parish: Barrow Gurney

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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