Holy Trinity Church in Long Sutton has an unusual coloured wooden pulpit on a wine-glass stem with a fly approach stair. It dates from 1455-58 and is older than the church, which dates from 1493. The pulpit was restored in 1872 by Mr W King Lucas. It took him 13 weeks to restore it. The wooden statues of the apostles in the niches were placed there in 1910. The pulpit bears the initials of Abbot John Petherton of Athelney and Vicar William Singleton.
The wooden rood screen, which runs across the chancel and aisles, is ornately carved and dates from the late 15th century. It has been painted in red and blue with the slender tracery painted dark blue and white. There is a small green owl in the vine above the centre arch. This may be a pagan symbol relating to the Athena/Minerva, who was the goddess of wisdom. Alternatively, it may be there to frighten bats.
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