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Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
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has hit the exact mean; itsrange of three light windows with pointed arches is most stately. Itsurpasses both Wrington and Yatton in its proportions, and also in thepinnacles, which divide the bays of the clerestory, instead of merelyrising from the parapet. Again, the turrets at the east end of the naveare extremely noble, and as the chancel in its roof and character does notharmonise with the rest, it is a gain that the aisles are not continuedbeyond the chancel arch, so that we are spared the lean-to roofs abuttingagainst space, as in Wrington and other cases. I also prefer the porchrising to the full height of the aisle, rather than the smaller one atWrington. The only defect is the important one of masonry, where wemiss the fine ashlar of Wrington. On the whole, I have no doubt inassigning Banwell the first place in these respects; but Wrington, even inthe body, comes so very near to it, and so infinitely surpasses Banwell andmC 1 I-41- t 2 1.39. 4 Transactions for the Year 1902.
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W. Moline, Photo. NAVE OF BANWELL CHURCH. every other church of its class in its inimitable tower, that I must, on thewhole, assign to it the highest rank among genuine parochial churches inSomerset, and, therefore, in England. 1 Mr. Freeman classed the Somerset towers in three groups:—(1) TheTaunton type, with a staircase turret and pinnacles of equal height.(2) The Bristol type, with a prominent staircase turret crowned with asingle large pinnacle. (3) The Wrington type, panelled, with two enor-mously lofty belfry windows. Yatton tower is an example of the firstgroup. Banwell tower would be classed in the second group; and somepeople, at any rate, will think that Banwell and its twin daughters ofWells Cathedral at Cheddar and Winscombe are not unworthy to becompared in dignity, though not in elaboration of detail, with theGlastonbury towers of Wrington and St. Stephens, Bristol. It has been seen that the Somerset type of Perpendicular architectureextends into South Gloucestershiretransactionsofbr25bris

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