St Andrew's Church, Clevedon
Appearance
Church of St Andrew | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Clevedon |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°25′58″N 2°52′21″W / 51.4329°N 2.8725°W |
Completed | 14th century[1] |
The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remains with 14th- and 15th-century additions.[1][2] It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[3]
The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations.[4]
It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[3][5] The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig.[6] The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery.[7]
St Andrew's was used in 2014 to depict the Broadchurch Parish Church and burying ground in the second series of the popular police drama Broadchurch.[8]
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew (1129692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "The Church – Building and History". St Andrews Website. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Parish Church of St Andrew". Images of England. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "St Andrew's". Clevedon United Benefice. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "St Andrews Church". Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "The Clevedon Sheela na gig". The Sheela na gig project. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "St Andrew, Clevedon". Church of England. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Hastings, Chris (12 July 2014). "Broadchurch... the sequel: It's our (very sneak) preview to the series we can't wait to come back to our TV screens". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2014.