Christ Church, Ellacombe
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Christ Church, Ellacombe
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 26 Jan 2008
Built of local limestone in 1868, "with a SW tower-porch which turns octagonal and ends with a spire" (Cherry & Pevsner). There is an account of the history at http://www.christchurch-ellacombe.org.uk/history.htm , which describes the architecture as "early Gothic Revival", and mentions that the warmer-coloured dressings to the windows and spire are of Bath stone. The church is prominently-placed above the junction of Ellacombe Church Road and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.471505
Longitude
-3.523954
