Church of All Saints, Trull explained

Church of All Saints
Location Town:Trull
Location Country:England
Completion Date:15th century
Map Type:Somerset
Coordinates:50.9938°N -3.1181°W

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of All Saints . historicengland.org.uk . 5 December 2007.
  2. Web site: The History of Trull . 5 December 2007 . Trull village website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070831165946/http://trullvillage.org.uk/history.htm . 31 August 2007 .
  3. Web site: Our Church Heritage . 5 December 2007 . Trull parish church . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060710044741/http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html . 10 July 2006 .
  4. Web site: Heritage . Trull Church . 16 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060710044741/http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html . 10 July 2006 .
  5. Web site: Church of All Saints. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 11 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Trull church. trull Village. 16 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002154842/http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/church.htm. 2 October 2011. dead.
  7. Web site: All Saints, Trull. Church of England. 16 November 2011.
  8. News: Newspapers.com. 5. Ecclesiastical intelligence. The Guardian. 24 May 2016. London. 16 August 1899.