St Peter and St Paul's Church, Caundle Marsh
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| St Peter and St Paul's Church | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Year consecrated | 1857 |
| Location | |
| Location | Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England |
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| Geographic coordinates | 50°55′03″N 2°27′35″W / 50.9176°N 2.4596°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Howard Shout |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Early Decorated |
St Peter and St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England.[1] It was designed by Robert Howard Shout and built in 1856–57. The church is a Grade II listed building.[2]
1920 restoration
A church has existed at Caundle Marsh since at least the early 15th century, when it was mentioned in the registers of the dean of Salisbury Cathedral.[3] By the mid-19th century, the church had become dilapidated and was subsequently demolished to make way for a new church on the same site.[4] Plans for the new church were drawn up by Robert Howard Shout of Yeovil,[5] with accommodation for 70 people.[4]
On 28 March 1856, tenders were sought for the church's construction, with all tenders to be received on or before 21 April.[5] Mr. Shewbrooks of Taunton was hired as the builder and work began that year under Shout's superintendence. The completed church was consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. Walter Kerr Hamilton, on 18 July 1857.[6]
In 1920, the church underwent restoration at the expense of Captain Lionel J. O. Lambert and his wife, the owners of the nearby country house Marsh Court. The restoration was carried out in memory of Mrs. Lambart's brother, Lieutenant Arthur Bertram Randolph of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, who was killed in the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915. In addition to a restoration of the church's exterior and interior, the 1857 communion table, altar rails, pulpit and lectern were all replaced by new fittings of Hamstone. Captain Lambart and his wife also gifted an altar cross, candlesticks, communion linen and other ornaments.[7]
During the work, two tablets were erected, one commemorating Lieutenant Randolph, and the other for two brothers of Caundle Marsh who fell in the war, Henry George Mitchell of the 5th Dorset Regiment and Arthur William Mitchell of the 1st Royal Warwicks. The new fittings were dedicated by the Vicar of Sherborne, Canon S. H. Wingfield Digby, R.D., during a memorial service held on 14 November 1920.[7]