Clandown
| Clandown | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
_Holy_Trinity_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_67716.jpg) Holy Trinity, Clandown | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST683558 |
| Location: | 51°18’4"N, 2°27’17"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bath & NE Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Somerset |
Clandown is a village lying north of Radstock in Somerset, just off the Roman Fosse Way. It is a mile north of Radstock.
The nearby Bowlditch Quarry is a half-acre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1]
History
Clandown was formerly a mining village, on the Somerset Coalfield, but the last pits in the area closed in the late 1960s. The colliery at Clandown opened in 1811 and closed in 1929 and had a maximum shaft depth of 1,437 feet.[2] In 1896 it was owned by the trustees of the late C. Hollewy and by 1908 by the Clandown Colliery Co.
The village's roots date back to Celtic times, where it was given the name 'Clandown' which means meeting place. The village changed hands many times from Celts to Romans to Saxons. Artefacts from a Roman site have been found close to the village.[3] Clandown Farmhouse on Pow's Hill was built in the 1720s.[4] As well as a church, there were two chapels and three public houses. One of the chapels has been demolished and the other has been converted to apartments. Two pubs have been demolished. A school was opened in 1861 (there having been a dame school before this) and closed in 2006.
Parish church
The Church of the Holy Trinity]] was built in the 1840s in a Perpendicular Gothic style, designed by George Phillips Manners. It was built for the Rev. Charles Otway Mayne of Midsomer Norton. It has a small three-stage tower, a two bay nave and two bay chancel. It is a Grade II listed building.[5] The building is now used as apartments.
References
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Bowlditch Quarry
- ↑ Down, C.G.; A. J. Warrington (2005). The history of the Somerset coalfield. Radstock: Radstock Museum. pp. 146-160. ISBN 978-0-9551684-0-6.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ National Heritage List 1312585: Clandown Farmhouse
- ↑ National Heritage List 1320544: Clandown Church of the Holy Trinity