The aumbry is a recessed cupboard in the wall of a
church, near to the altar, used to store sacred vessels
etc. The present aumbry at St. Mary's is thought to be a
Victorian facing of an earlier recess.
The aumbry lamp was brought to St. Mary's by the
previous Rector, Rev. Geoffrey Cooke, when he
arrived in 1989 from a parish in Yeovil. The lamp
has however only been introduced in recent times
following restoration by Dennis Parsons of Dairy
House Farm, Stoke St. Mary.
Dedication of the aumbry is
to take place later in 2001
Photographs:
Alan Prime, Nov. 2001
