Editing Axbridge (section)

==Church of St John==
{{Main|Church of St John the Baptist, Axbridge}}The 13th-century parish [[Church of St John the Baptist, Axbridge|Church of St John]] is a grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1173117 |desc=Church of St John The Baptist |access-date=9 May 2006}}</ref>

Work on the current building began in the early 15th century, and grew from an earlier building dating back to about 1230. The church is built of [[limestone]] and decorated with Doulting stone, while the steps are an interesting example of [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomitic]] [[Conglomerate (geology)|conglomerate]], which is known as ''[[Puddingstone (rock)|puddingstone]]''.<ref name="reid">{{cite book |last=Reid |first= Robert Douglas |title=Some buildings of Mendip |year=1979 |publisher=The Mendip Society |isbn=0-905459-16-4 }}</ref> The crossing tower is over {{convert|100|ft|m}} high, and holds six bells, one of which dating from 1723 was made by Edward Bilbie of the [[Bilbie family]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moore |first1=James |first2=Roy |last2=Rice |first3= Ernest |last3=Hucker |title=Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers |year=1995 |publisher=The authors |isbn=0-9526702-0-8 }}</ref> The statue on the east side is that of [[St John the Baptist]]. On the west side is a king&nbsp;— perhaps [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]], which would place it after 1485. The north-aisle ceiling retains some mediaeval painted panels, and amongst the carved bosses is the head of a [[Green Man]], with leaves sprouting around his face.<ref>{{cite web | title=Church of St John The Baptist | url=http://www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk/ | access-date=25 August 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060723050705/http://www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk/| archive-date= 23 July 2006 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref> The nave roof is Jacobean and dates from 1636.<ref name="reid"/> Restoration was undertaken in 1888 by [[J.D. Sedding]], who contributed the fine [[parclose screen]]s.