Church of St Mary, East Brent

Church of St Mary
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city East Brent
Country England
Coordinates 51°15′45″N 2°56′28″W / 51.2624°N 2.9410°W / 51.2624; -2.9410
Completed 15th century

The Church of St Mary in East Brent, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Parts of the building date from 1298, however the tower and spire were added around 1400.[2]

The church contains a 15th-century eagle lectern and pulpit from 1634.[3][4]

The building was restored in the 19th century with a chancel by William Butterfield. The heating system includes spiral heating pipe coils.[5]

In the late 1990s the stonework of the tower was repaired using local lias stone to fit in with the original architecture.[6] The dangerous state of the spire required £200,000 to be raised for repairs.[7]

Charles Fane de Salis was the vicar in the late 19th century,[8] before becoming Suffragan Bishop of Taunton. From 1911 to 1935 the vicar was Archie Wickham who played cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club.[9][10]

The patron of the Anglican parish is the Bishop of Wells.[11] It is part of the Parish of Three Saints along with the Church of St Christopher, Lympsham and the Church of St Michael, Brent Knoll.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  2. ↑ "The history of East Brent". East Brent parish Council. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  4. ↑ "East Brent St Mary". Dawson Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "St Mary's Church, East Brent, Somerset". Chartered Institution of Building service engineers. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Conservation sample projects". Chedburn-Dudley. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "The busy life of a parish priest". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Vicar of St Mary’s, East Brent". Rooksbridge. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  9. ↑ Harris, Penelope. "A short history of The church of St Mary the Virgin East Brent". Rooksbridge. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Brent". East Brent Parish History Group. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "East Brent: St Mary the Virgin, East Brent". Church of England. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Churches". East Brent Parish Council. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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