The Church of the Holy Trinity at Chantry, in the parish of Whatley, Somerset, England, dates from 1844 to 1846. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt, with further work by William George Brown of Frome, for James Fussell, who owned the Old Iron Works, Mells. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
 Chantry Church | |
  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Town or city | Whatley, Mendip |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°13′18″N 2°24′12″W / 51.221693°N 2.403431°W |
| Construction started | 1844 |
| Completed | 1846 |
The small Doulting stone church has a nave, chancel, porch and vestry. The roof is covered by 400 slates each of which is 6 feet (1.8 m) by 1 foot 9 inches (0.53 m) with the gaps covered by rolls of slate. The small spire contains a single bell.[2]
In 1858 Richard William Church was amongst the clergy of the church.[3]
Nearby is the Manor Farmhouse Gatehouse which was built around 1500 and is also Grade I listed.[4]
The parish is within the benefice of Mells with Buckland Dinham, Great Elm and Whatley within the Frome deanery.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ Rawlins, David. "Chantry Church". Chantry. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Catalogue of notebooks of R.W. Church". University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Gatehouse to West of Manor Farmhouse". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Chantry". Church of England. Retrieved 28 November 2011.