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Church of St Michael, Minehead

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Its tower used to display a beacon light for ships approaching the harbour. After being caught in a violent storm at sea, Robert Quirke dedicated a ship and its cargo to God's service, as well as donating a cellar near the quay for prayers to be offered for those at sea. Dating from 1628 and known as
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the Gibraltar Celler, it is now the Chapel of St Peter. Quirke also donated money from the sale of the ship and its cargo to build
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The church was built in the 15th century on the site of a previous building from which parts of the south porch can still be seen.
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List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
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is from the 17th century. There are various memorials and the
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West Somerset: Romantic Routes and Mysterious Byways
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Minehead
Somerset
51°12′39″N 3°28′50″W / 51.2109°N 3.4805°W / 51.2109; -3.4805
Listed Building
Church of St Michael, Minehead is located in Somerset
Minehead
Somerset
listed building
William de Mohun
Bruton Priory
advowson
Dissolution of the Monasteries
almshouses
Victorian restoration
benefice
Diocese of Bath and Wells
blue lias
sandstone
aisle
nave
chancel
bays
piers
chamfered
buttresses
font
rood screen
rood stair
pulpit

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