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Church of St Hugh, Charterhouse

Coordinates: 51°17′52″N 2°43′00″W / 51.29778°N 2.71667°W / 51.29778; -2.71667
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Church of St Hugh
LocationCharterhouse, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°17′52″N 2°43′00″W / 51.29778°N 2.71667°W / 51.29778; -2.71667
Built1908
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated9 February 1961[1]
Reference no.1307304
Church of St Hugh, Charterhouse is located in Somerset
Church of St Hugh, Charterhouse
Location of Church of St Hugh in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Hugh in Charterhouse, within the English county of Somerset, dates from 1908. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2] The church is dedicated to Hugh of Lincoln. It was built in 1908 by W. D. Caröe, on the initiative of the Rev. Menzies Lambrick,[3] from the former welfare hall for the local lead miners.[4]

The roof-truss, screen, rood, and altar are all made of carved whitened oak, with fittings in the Arts and Crafts style.[3] The walls are rough brick and it has a tiled roof. It includes stained glass by Horace Wilkinson showing the nativity scene.[1]

A cross in the churchyard[5] and the churchyard wall[6] are also listed buildings.

It is part of the benefice of Blagdon with Compton Martin and Ubley within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St Hugh (1307304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Hugh (1307304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  3. ^ a b Staveacre, Tony (December 2006). "Christmas at Charterhouse". Mendip Times. 2 (7): 8.
  4. ^ Birks, Jean. "Charterhouse" (PDF). Friends of the Somerset Rural Life Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross in churchyard, Church of St Hugh (1058630)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Wall to Church of St Hugh (1058631)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  7. ^ "St Hugh, Charterhouse-on-Mendip". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.