Church of St Uvelus

Heritage listing

Details ST EVAL SW 86 NE 6/190 Church of St Uvelus GV I Parish church. Circa late Cll or early C12, the rebuilt north transept may be a C13 addition; in the C15 the nave (except for its north wall) and chancel were rebuilt and the south aisle with a south porch were added. In 1724-7 the west tower was rebuilt and the porch was added. Restored by J.D. Sedding and reseated in 1889. Slate rubble with Catacleuse and granite dressings. Slate roofs with granite coping to the gable ends. Plan: Nave, chancel, north transept, north and south porches and west tower. Development: The Norman north wall of the nave is probably all that remains of the late Cll or early C12 church. The rebuilt north transept is likely to be of C13 origin and suggests a once cruciform plan church. In the C15 the nave except for its north wall was rebuilt with an enlarged integral chancel and 6-bay south aisle and south porch. The former west tower may have also been C15. It collapsed in 1700 and was re-erected in 1724-7, in the old style, by Bristol merchants as a landmark by which to navigate their ships. The north porch was also added in 1724. In 1889 the church was restored by J.D. Sedding; it was reseated and pinnacles were added to the tower. The roof of the tower was repaired in 1934. Exterior: Tall early C18 unbuttressed west tower in 3 stages with weathered string couses, hollow chamfered plinth, cornice and embattled parapet with used granite octagonal crenellated pinnacles with obelish finials terminating in small balls; the granite moulded coping to the battlements may also be reused. The tower is built of slate rubble with bands of dressed stone. Traceried 2-light bell-openings on each side of the top stage with pierced slate baffles; the tracery appears to have been used from the earlier t

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.