Street, Somerset - Holy Trinity Church - postcard c.1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Parish Church [actually Church of the Holy Trinity], Street, Somerset
• Publisher:  Dennis (S.8505L)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Order of the Thistle commemorative 18p
• Postmark(s):  Bath Avon 1987
• Sent to:  Cookham, Berks.
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Street is a town and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. The 2001 census records the village as having a population of 11,066.^[1] It is situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Glastonbury. There is evidence of Roman occupation. Much of the history of the village is dominated by Glastonbury Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and indeed its name comes from a 12th-century causeway from Glastonbury which was built to transport local Blue Lias stone from what is now Street to rebuild the Abbey, although it had previously been known as Lantokay and Lega.

Some local inhabitants and local government sources refer to Street as a village, despite its large population.^[2] Others prefer to call it a town.^[3]

The Society of Friends had become established there by the mid 17th century. One Quaker family, the Clarks, started a business in sheepskin rugs, woollen slippers and, later, boots and shoes. This became C&J Clark which still has its headquarters in Street, but shoes are no longer manufactured there. Instead, in 1993, redundant factory buildings were converted to form Clarks Village, the first purpose-built factory outlet in the United Kingdom. The Shoe Museum provides information about the history of Clarks and footwear manufacture in general.

The Clark family's former mansion and its estate at the edge of the town are now owned by Millfield School, an independent co-educational boarding school. Street is also home to Crispin School and Strode College.

To the north of Street is the River Brue, which marks the boundary with Glastonbury. South of Street are the Walton and Ivythorn Hills and East Polden Grasslands biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Street has two public swimming pools, one indoor which is part of the Strode complex, and the outdoor lido, Greenbank. Strode Theatre provides a venue for films, exhibitions and live performances. The Anglican Parish Church of The Holy Trinity dates from the 14th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Street, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century but underwent extensive restoration in the 19th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The church was originally dedicated to Gildas.^[2] The first recorded Rector was John de Hancle in 1304.^[3] The patronage of the church was held by Glastonbury Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries when it passed to the Marquess of Bath.^[2]

The chancel pre dates the rest of the building, having been built about 1270. It still has the original window tracery. There is also a sculptured Sedilia. The nave and tower date from the 15th century. The tower contains eight bells, four of which date from 1777^[3] In the early 19th century the north aisle was added, and the interior refurbished by Benjamin Ferrey in 1843,^[2] by which time an organ had been installed.^[3]

Between 2000 and 2004 the pews were removed and new lighting and under floor heating were installed.^[2][4][5]

The parish is part of the Street and Walton benefice within the Glastonbury deanery.^[6]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=somerset

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period=1945 - present

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