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		<title>Church of St Peter and St Paul, Muchelney</title>
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The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated next to Muchelney Abbey so we took the opportunity to visit after exploring the Abbey. As we entered we were surprised to see a groom with his best man and ushers and noticed that the church was all decked out ready for a wedding. [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated next to Muchelney Abbey so we took the opportunity to visit after exploring the Abbey. As we entered we were surprised to see a groom with his best man and ushers and noticed that the church was all decked out ready for a wedding. They were just about to leave so were able to spend a few minutes to enjoying the features of the church without disrupting their preparations.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney" target="_blank">Church of St Peter and St Paul</a></strong> in <a title="Muchelney" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muchelney">Muchelney</a>, <a title="Somerset" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset">Somerset</a>, England has Saxon origins, however the current building largely dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I <a title="Listed building" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_building">listed building</a>.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-IoE-1">[1]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The church, which is adjacent to the site of <a title="Muchelney Abbey" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muchelney_Abbey">Muchelney Abbey</a> and close to the <a title="River Parrett" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Parrett">River Parrett</a>, has a ceiling enlivened with <a title="Jacobean Era" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobean_Era">Jacobean</a> paintings of bare-breasted angels, their nudity thought to symbolize innocent purity.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-IoE-1">[1]</a></sup> They were painted in the early 17th century.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The church also contains a <a title="Barrel organ" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_organ">barrel organ</a> built by <a title="Gray and Davison" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_and_Davison">Gray and Davison</a> and installed around 1835 to 1840. It is the last one known to be still in the church where it was first installed and still in working order.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-byford-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There is a three-bay aisled <a title="Nave" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nave">nave</a> and a <a title="Chancel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancel">chancel</a> with a short chapel on either side.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It has a three-stage <a title="Somerset towers" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_towers">Somerset tower</a>, dating from around 1468,<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-poyntz-5">[5]</a></sup> supported by pairs of full-height corner <a title="Buttress" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress">buttresses</a>. The south-east octagonal stair <a title="Turret" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turret">turret</a> leads to an outer door.<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Muchelney#cite_note-IoE-1">[1]</a></sup></p>
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