Langport Generation
This group (including Langport, about 1455; Long Sutton, about 1462; Westonzoyland, about 1470; Muchelney, possibly 1468)
| Name of church | Photograph | Listed building grade | Year tower built | Height | Location | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | A !I | c. 1455 | Langport 51°02′14″N 2°49′32″W / 51.037222°N 2.825556°W / 51.037222; -2.825556 (Church of All Saints, Langport) |
The in has 12th or 13th century origins. The square tower (with an octagonal stair-turret), which is in three stages, dates from the 15th century, although the top section was rebuilt in 1833. It has a number of interesting gargoyles known locally as ‘hunky punks’. The church is no longer used for services and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust who have carried out extensive rebuilding work. | |||
| Church of the Holy Trinity | A !I | c. 1462 | Long Sutton 51°01′58″N 2°45′23″W / 51.032778°N 2.756389°W / 51.032778; -2.756389 (Church of the Holy Trinity, Long Sutton) |
Dates from 1493. An earlier church would have stood on this site from the 9th century or earlier. The current church was built of local lias stone cut and squared, with Ham stone dressings. It has stone slate roofs between stepped coped gabled with finials to the chancel and north porch. Internally, the chancel has a ceiled wagon-roof, with moulded ribs and plaster panels. The tower exhibits the tracery typical of Somerset churches. The under-tower space has a lierne vault, and a 15th century octagonal font with quatrefoil panels. The tower has a ring of six bells, the tenor weighing 136 stone (864 kg). | |||
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | A !I | c. 1468 | Muchelney 51°01′14″N 2°48′54″W / 51.020556°N 2.815°W / 51.020556; -2.815 (Church of St Peter and St Paul, Muchelney) |
St. Peter and St. Paul parish church, adjacent to Muchelney Abbey, has a ceiling enlivened with Jacobean paintings of bare-breasted angels, their nudity thought to symbolize innocent purity. It has a 3-stage tower supported by pairs of full-height corner buttresses. The south east octagonal stair turret leads to an outer door. | |||
| St Mary’s Parish Church | A !I | c. 1470 | Westonzoyland 51°06′31″N 2°55′35″W / 51.1087°N 2.9264°W / 51.1087; -2.9264 (Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland) |
Has a 15th century carved timber roof, served as a prison after the 1685 Battle of Sedgemoor. The 4 stage tower has an embattled parapet with quatrefoil arcading, and set-back buttresses which terminate in pinnacles on the bell-chamber stage. |
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