This church has such significance to the people of Somerset and myself--it was to this church that Cromwell visited and used it as a stable during the Civil War.In 1685 prisoners from the Monmouth Rebellion were also brought here to await their fate.Many rebels died in and around this church--hundreds were hung.As a child I visited here with friends as we cycled into the countryside--my signature as a 10/11 year old will be found within the old visitors book back in the early 1960s. It was brilliant to see the Blake Museum Model of the 'Battle of Sedgemoor' still in one piece as it is very old now but belongs in this beautiful church--I hope they connect the lighting to the model--I loved that feature as a small child when the battle field suddenely 'lite up', bringing the scene to life. The Blake museum in Bridgwater is also well worth a visit where more relics and artefacts of the battle can be seen including skulls with battle damage--also military stuff from the battle of Sedgemoor.

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