Church of All Saints, Trull

Church in Somerset, England

50°59′38″N 3°07′05″W / 50.9938°N 3.1181°W / 50.9938; -3.1181Completed15th century

The Church of All Saints in Trull, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 13th century; the rest is 15th-century. The building has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The church was served by the monks of Taunton Priory until 1308.[2]

The east window, dating from the 15th century, depicts the crucifixion with St John and the Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross.[3] The pulpit is believed to date from the 16th century, moving to its current position from the north arcade as part of a Victorian restoration around 1863.[4] The extensive mid-16th century bench ends include a unique pre-Reformation procession.[5]

The lower portion of the tower is the oldest part of the building, with the south aisle being built in the 14th century and the north aisle in the 15th.[6] The tower holds six bells, two of which were cast before Protestant Reformation.[4]

The parish is part of the benefice of Trull with Angersleigh within the Taunton deanery.[7]

In 1899 a stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe in memory of Alexander and Juliana Horatia Ewing was installed in the church, overlooking their graves.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of All Saints". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  2. ^ "The History of Trull". Trull village website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Our Church Heritage". Trull parish church. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Heritage". Trull Church. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Trull church". trull Village. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  7. ^ "All Saints, Trull". Church of England. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Guardian. London. 16 August 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2016 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon