Church_of_St_Peter,_Redlynch

Church of St Peter, Redlynch

Church of St Peter, Redlynch

Church in Somerset, England

The Anglican Church of St Peter in Redlynch, Somerset, England was built in about 1750.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

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History

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,[1] 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]

Architecture

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.[1]

The interior includes panels with plasterwork decorations and a reredos with Ionic columns.[1] There is a memorial to a soldier from World War I.[5][6]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Peter's church, Redlynch.
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    "Church of Saint Peter". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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    "Church of Saint Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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    "Church of St Peter, Bruton, Somerset".
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    "Redlynch Park". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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    "Commonwealth War Grave St. Peter Church". Traces of War. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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    "Redlynch (St Peter) Church". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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