St John's Taunton. by wjames
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Description
St John's story begins when the Reverand Fredrick Jeremiah Smith arrived in Taunton in 1842 as the first perpetual curate of Holy Trinity Church. By 1858 he had resigned the living in order to build a new church in the Tangier area of Taunton.
Only the best was good enough for God, so the rev Smith obtained the services of Sir George Gilbert Scott, one of the most eminent architects of the Victorian Gothic Revivel Movement, influencing buildings such as the Natural History Museum, Albert Memorial,Houses of Parliament and Keble College.

Comments (18)
fantastic!
superb structure
Beautiful!!
nice full shot of this imposing building wally
great photo! RS
Great architectural shot Wally.
Marvelous capture of this gothic revival masterpiece!
What a stunner!
Fantastic shot and thanks for the history !!!
wonderful with a sky like that it makes a mood to the church that is good
Excellent POV and capture!
Proud ancestry...anything from inside? Love these old churches built on purpose for a purpose.
Not so big but really gorgeous architecture ;-)
Wow, wonderful shot. Such gorgeous architecture, the steeple is incredibly tall. I'm amazed you could fit the whole steeple and the building in one frame. Excellent work.
belle eglise!
The tower looks GREAT!!!
very ornate structure
What a glorious looking church. Fantastic shot and stonework. Dana