Church Of The Holy Trinity, Paulton
The church was rebuilt in 1757 and restored in 1839 by John Pinch, to cope with the growing population working on the Somerset coalfield. The chancel and organ chamber were added in 1864. Two stone effigies which are believed to be of members of the Palton family after which the village is named.
The three-stage square tower was built in the reign of Edward III and stands at the west end of north aisle of church. It was refaced in 1757 with stone from the Doulting Stone Quarry. The bells were recast by the Bilbie family in 1742 and a sixth bell was added in 1897 to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria. The clock was added in 1872.
The churchyard includes a cholera monument, to 23 men, 23 women and 26 children who died in a cholera outbreak in 1832 and 14 men, 14 women and 34 children from a second outbreak between 1844 and 1850. There are several other monuments in the churchyard.
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References
- ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Robinson, W.J. (1915). West Country Churches. Bristol: Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 109–114.
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Paulton". A Church Near You. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Paulton". Holy Trinity, Paulton website. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "History". Holy Trinity Church. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Cholera monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Hill Monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Hall Monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 December 2010.