Country England Town or city East Brent, Somerset | Completed 15th century | |
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Similar Church of St Christoph, Church of St Michael - Brent Knoll, Brent Knoll, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair | ||
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.
Map of Church of St Mary, East Brent, Highbridge, UK
Parts of the building date from 1298, however the tower and spire were added around 1400.
The church contains a 15th-century eagle lectern and pulpit from 1634.
The building was restored in the 19th century with a chancel by William Butterfield. The heating system includes spiral heating pipe coils.
In the late 1990s the stonework of the tower was repaired using local lias stone to fit in with the original architecture. The dangerous state of the spire required £200,000 to be raised for repairs.
Charles Fane de Salis was the vicar in the late 19th century, before becoming Suffragan Bishop of Taunton. From 1911 to 1935 the vicar was Archie Wickham who played cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club.
The patron of the Anglican parish is the Bishop of Wells. 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.