Churches In Banwell
There are two main churches in Banwell known as Banwell Methodist Church and St Andrew's Church.
To know more about them, please see article below:
To know more about them, please see article below:
Sunday Worship 10.30 am and also at 6.30pm Location: Banwell Methodist Church West Street, North Somerset. BS29 6DB Situated on the main road, the A371, opposite the Post Office, in the centre of the village. Main hall capacity of 60 with additional meeting rooms which hold 50, 20 and 8. The church also has links with their Anglican colleagues at St. Andrews church in Banwell, and are involved with the village through ecumenical services and events such as Harvest Home, Remembrance Day, Carnival Week, Holiday at Home and Lent Groups. The church members are involved in numerous clubs and groups operating in the village. Who to contact: Telephone: 01934-822066 01934-822873 St Andrew's Church - Banwell The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, is a Grade I listed building. The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a rather short chancel, considering the proportions of the rest of the church. The font dates from the 12th century and there is a carved stone pulpit from the 15th century and a carved rood screen built and set up in 1552, which escaped the Reformation. The 100 ft (30 m) high tower, which dates from around 1417,contains ten bells dating from the 18th to 20th century and the clock is dated 1884. Bells dating from 1734 and 1742 were made by Thomas Bilbie, of the Bilbie family. On the western face of the tower is a representation of the Annunciation. In the Virgin Mary's niche there is a lily pot symbol of purity, and a lily leaf motif also to be found in the font and pulpit. The churchyard contains the war grave of a Hampshire Regiment soldier of World War I. St Andrew's connection to: Mysterious Britain |
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