Church of St Edward King and Martyr

A Grade I Listed Building in Goathurst, Somerset

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St Edward: entirely Perpendicular church dating from c14
St Edward: c15 west tower of thin purplish siltstones; higher south-east square turret
St Edward: south transept which became the Halswell family pew
St Edward: Perpendicular nave with barrel ceiling
St Edward: north-east chapel built after 1559 for the Halswell family monuments
St Edward: monument to Nicholas Halswell, d.1633, & wife Bridget Wallop, long side; tomb chest with recumbent effigies; six sons & three daughters
St Edward: monument to Nicholas Halswell, d.1633, & wife Bridget Wallop, short side; heraldic cartouche above
St Edward: Nicholas Halswell, d.1633; MP & prominent local figure, serving as a justice the peace
St Edward: Bridget Wallop of Farleigh Wallop, d.1627, wife of Nicholas Halswell, d.1633
St Edward: inscription from the memorial to Thomas Halswell, d.1633, aged 68
St Edward: St Edward: inscription from the memorial to Nicholas Halswell, referring to Bridget, his wife, d.1627 aged 56
St Edward: memorial to the Halswell family, c.1650; Corinthian columns, curved pediment broken for the heraldic cartouche; outer figures of 'Hope' & 'Religion'
St Edward: marble memorial to Rev. Sir John Tynte, d.1742; scrolled sides, bust above
St Edward: memorial to Charles Kemeys Tynte, d.1785; fluted sarcophagus; female extinguishing torch leaning on a pedestal with Charles's portrait
St Edward: marble sleeping child holding a broken flower of Isabella Cooper, d.1835 aged 3, by Christopher Moore
St Edward: one of several hatchments at the west end of the church