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The hanging chapel dating back to the 15th century
©Liz Martin
Dist:0.1km<br/>Built using a tree trunk as the main beam. Also lacks supporting struts hence the shape today
©Pam Goodey
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©nick macneill
Dist:0.2km<br/>Many churches have a lych gate built over the main entrance to the enclosed area round the church. The name, also spelt lich or lytch, is from the Anglo Saxon 'lich' meaning corpse. The gate marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the bearers sheltered with the coffin, waiting for the clergyman to lead the procession before the burial. The original lych gates had seats, a lych cross and a lych stone - a slab on which the coffin rested.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Lych Gate – a place to rest a heavy coffin on the way into the church sometimes to wait for the mourners to catch up.
©Pam Goodey
Dist:0.2km<br/>View from Tannery Lane
©Martin Bodman
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Norman Arch Doorway – Shows signs of burning with the black sooty marking s on the stones. Door burned during an attempt to enter the church by the Commissioners of Thomas Cromwell who came here from Muchelney
©Pam Goodey
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©nick macneill
Dist:0.2km<br/>The church has its origins in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times and was restored b Benjamin Ferrey in 1872-73. It is built of local lias stone with Ham stone dressing.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>A splendid 12th century Norman doorway, said to be reddened by fire damage in the 13th century. The fire destroyed much of the early church and the present structure is largely Perpendicular Gothic. Unfortunately it was locked when I called
©Martin Bodman
Dist:0.2km<br/>St Marys Church lies on a sharp bend in the A372 between Huish Episcopi and Langport.
©Steve Barnes
Dist:0.2km<br/>Drain pipes – there are two separate dates on drainpipes and the drainpipes on the south side have St David’s stars. One on this side is dated 1873
©Pam Goodey
Dist:0.2km<br/>The 12th century door and arch show evidence of the fire damage which occurred when Cromwell's men tried to enter the church.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>Detail on the fire damaged door [[1897562]]
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>The church has its origins in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times and was restored b Benjamin Ferrey in 1872-73. It is built of local lias stone with Ham stone dressing.
©Trish Steel

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