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Cleeve, Old,
village half way between Washford Station and Blue Anchor, 5 m. from
Minehead. From the Minehead road the church tower will be seen picturesquely
protruding above the trees. The village has nothing to recommend it
but its rural seclusion. The church has a fair Perp. W. tower, in which
the usual string course is replaced by a band of quatrefoils.
St Andrews Church Old Cleeve
Within,
it contains by N. wall under an ogee canopy an effigy in lay costume
(cp. Norton St Philip), with a cat at its feet—perhaps some local
Dick Whittington. Note also (1) foliated squint; (2) good Perp. font.
In the porch are some rough oak benches. The churchyard contains the
base and shaft of a cross, and the remains of another cross will be
passed on the road to Washford. Between here and Blue Anchor is an
ancient lady chapel, once a shrine of considerable local repute.
Old Cleeve is near to Washford and is a pretty village of thatched cottages. The church of St Andrew was founded in Saxon
times, although parts are Norman and Victorian. It contains a stained glass window designed by Sir Ninian Comper, who also designed windows for Westminster Abbey.
Nearby is the Abbey of Washford that became known as Cleeve Abbey in 1188.
Contributed by: Lyn Reading
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