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The original piece comprised a tableau of cherubs, flanked by two angels mounted on pedestals. The alter piece was later moved to Westminster Abbey, where it was placed behind the High Alter. It remained there until 1820 when the Bishop of Rochester, who was also the vicar of Burnham, acquired it and used fragments to decorate the Chancel of Saint Andrews. The sculptures are now dispersed over various parts of the interior of the building, including the nave windows and behind the alter.
Near the church stands the house named Tregunter. This house stands on the site of an old farmhouse, which was owned by the Roper family. The sons of farmer Roper fought at the Battle Of Sedgemoor, and were deported to America by Judge Jeffries. Secret
smuggling passage The house that stands now was rebuilt in 1826 and the original cellars of the house were reported to be connected by secret passages to the Church and the Old Vicarage for smuggling purposes but if indeed this was so, they have long been blocked by sand. Click
here to see a painting of St Andrew's Church by Wiltshire
artist Angela Crook. More
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Burnham-On-Sea's
parish church of
Saint Andrew (seen here in our photo) stands on the seafront
and has always been a focal point of the town.
The
leaning church tower