St
Michael and All Angels, Haselbury Plucknett
The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels is much older than
the facade of its Victorian nave would suggest.
It is likely that a church has stood on, or near, this spot for
almost a thousand years. Certainly, a church named St. Michael's
was in existence in 1125, when the anchorite Wulfric came to
Haselbury.
In 1174 St Michael’s and its tithe income was given to Wells
cathedral to support a Prebendary there. The ancient Prebendal
Stalls can still be seen today in the Cathedral and Chapter House
in Wells.
In the 1990s the church received a generous legacy. It enabled the
church to make some major improvements to our facilities.
In 1996 (designed by Mr Haselbury Hunter) oak doors and fitted
cupboards were added to the Vestry to provide much needed storage
and better security and generally enhance its appearance.
1998 saw the erection of a new West Gallery (also designed by Mr
Haselbury Hunter), below which we were able to create a spacious
meeting room, coffee making facilities and toilets with disabled
access. Sliding doors can be opened to incorporate the meeting room
with the body of the church, when this is desired. The handsome oak
facade with its striking arches adds greatly to the attractiveness
of the church interior.
You will not need to enter the church yard to get this cache.
The cache has a log book and a pencil
If any body would
like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you
could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication