Off the Beaten Track in Somerset

The church of St Mary the Virgin in East Brent dates from c1300, but it probably replaced an earlier church.  The tower and spire were added...

Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge was born in Wells on 24th April 1900.  She was the only child of Reverend Henry Goudge and his wife Ida de Be...

On the wall of St Bartholomew's Church in Crewkerne there is a brass memorial.  It says on it: "To the memory of Bridget, the daugh...

Many Somerset communities have celebrated coronations with one-off events, such as street parties and bonfires.  Some have chosen to commemo...

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 c145...

A sundial is an instrument used outdoors for determining the hour of the day, when the sun is shining.  The shadow of an upright object (kno...