St Mary's Church, East Brent
| Church of St Mary | |
|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin | |
Archdeaconry of Wells | |
| Parish | Parish of Three Saints |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | The Revd Simon Lewis |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Nikki Burns |
| Churchwarden(s) | Kathy Quinnell |
The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin is a
History
Parts of the building date from 1298. The west tower and spire were added around 1400.[2]
The church has a 15th-century eagle lectern and pulpit from 1634.[3][4]
In the 19th century the building was restored with a chancel by William Butterfield. The heating system includes spiral heating pipe coils.[5]
On 9 February 1961 the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
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]
Bells
The west tower has a ring of six bells. The third bell was cast in about 1450, possibly by the Bristol foundry. William Chamberlain of Aldgate, London cast the fourth bell in about 1480. George Davis of Bridgwater cast the fifth bell in 1799. Llewellins & James of Bristol cast the tenor bell in 1877 and the treble and second bells in 1910.[8]
Administration
The patron of the Church of England parish is the
Notable clergy
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1262673)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "The history of East Brent". East Brent parish Council. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "East Brent St Mary". Dawson Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "St Mary's Church, East Brent, Somerset". Chartered Institution of Building service engineers. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Conservation sample projects". Chedburn-Dudley. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "The busy life of a parish priest". BBC. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "East Brent: St Mary the Virgin, East Brent". Church of England. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Churches". East Brent Parish Council. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Vicar of St Mary's, East Brent". Rooksbridge. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Harris, Penelope. "A short history of The church of St Mary the Virgin East Brent". Rooksbridge. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "The Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Brent". East Brent Parish History Group. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). South and West Somerset. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 160–161.