Christ Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. Church.
Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- sacred-porch-coral
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1968
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Christ Church, Rode Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 806 541
- Coordinates
- 51.28618, -2.27914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Christ Church is a Grade II* listed church built in 1824 by H E Goodridge for the Rev Charles Daubney, Archdeacon of Salisbury. The church is constructed of ashlar stone and has a slate roof, showcasing a Free Gothic style with some Geometric and Decorated details. It features a nave and chancel with four and one bays respectively, tall two-light windows, blind aisles, and prominent buttresses on each side and at the angles, all topped with weathered gabled caps. At the west end, there are twin polygonal turrets with stepped spires, along with two small spirelets at the east end.
Inside, the church continues the flamboyant style, with a four-bay arcade on each side of the nave, featuring chamfered four-centred arches. A gallery at the west end is supported by one wide and two narrow arches in a similar style. The stone altar includes a reredos with a gabled hood adorned with crockets, and there are niches on either side of the east window with metal decalogue plaques. Monuments flanking the altar commemorate the Daubney family, particularly one on the right dedicated to Archdeacon Daubney, which is bordered by two large allegorical statues in niches. The tall chancel arch consists of three orders, and the chancel has a plaster rib vault with plain stained glass. The church also contains coeval pews, choir stalls, and a font, all designed in a similarly expressive style.
Local climate
Christ Church receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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