Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade I Listed Building in Wellington, Somerset

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Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington
Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington
Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington
St John the Baptist: early Victorian corbel supporting chancel roof
St John the Baptist: early c14 piscina with cinquefoiled arch & pillars over heads
St John the Baptist: cinquefoiled arch over a c14 priest
St John the Baptist: early c14 priest
St John the Baptist: monument to John Popham of Littlecote, judge, d.1607; figures surmounted by a canopy raised on eight Corinthian pillars with obelisk at each corner
St John the Baptist: north-west side of the monument to John Popham of Littlecote, judge, d.1607; made by Cornelius & William Cure, master masons to James I
St John the Baptist: John Popham of Littlecote, d.1607, Lord Chief Justice & Speaker of the House of Commons; presided over the trials of the Earl of Essex, Ralegh & the Gunpowder Plotters
St John the Baptist: Amy (Adams of Castleton), d.1612, wife of John Popham, d.1607; gown, ruff, and headdress
St John the Baptist: figures on the west end of the monument to John Popham, d.1607, showing his parents Alexander & Jane (Stradling)
St John the Baptist: figure on the east end of the monument to John Popham, d.1607, showing his son Francis
St John the Baptist: figures on the east end of the monument to John Popham, d.1607, showing his daughter-in-law Anne (Dudley of Stoke Newington)
St John the Baptist: south side of the monument to John Popham, d.1607, showing his six daughters kneeling on cushions in elaborate ruffs & three maids in simpler ones
St John the Baptist: crest from the monument to John Popham, d.1607