Church of St Peter | |
Coordinates: | 51.0984°N -2.43°W |
Location: | Redlynch, Somerset, England |
Built: | c. 1750 |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | Church of St Peter |
Designation1 Date: | 24 March 1961 |
Designation1 Number: | 1176298 |
The Anglican Church of St Peter in Redlynch, Somerset, England was built in about 1750.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
The church was built in about 1750 by Stephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester (1704–1776) on his estate of Redlynch, to the designs of Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton,[2] who was also the master-builder of his new mansion house known as Redlynch Park.[3] It replaced the medieval parish church which stood on the same spot.[4]
The stone building has Doulting stone dressings and Welsh slate roofs. The five bays make up a single-cell plan. The porch and vestry have been added since the original construction. On the roof is a bell turret.[2]
The interior includes panels with plasterwork decorations and a reredos with Ionic columns.[2] There is a memorial to a soldier from World War I.[5] [6]