Dalwood Devon
Church of St Peter, Dalwood Devon is approached via narrow lanes, the churchyard sits quietly alongside the route through the village behind a low stone wall and lychgate entrance .
it was, for many centuries a chapelry of the church at Stockland and possibly of Celtic foundation to St Petroc,
The present church was built in the 15c. The walls are built of flint and the pillars are made from local Beer stone. The roof is slate.
It now comprises a nave, chancel, north aisle, chancel chapel and west tower and south porch
The nave and chancel have 8 windows and a south doorway, fragments of medieval glass survive in the east window and north-east vestry window.. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6710UG26Se
The west tower has buttresses, battlements, two bell openings and a window above an arch doorway. There is a polygonal stair turret on the south side with battlements and gargoyles.
The semi-octagonal pulpit is early 17c Jacobean. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3sv29oG833 The octagonal stone font stands by the south door. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/s5Um0j24f1
The three bay north arcade with four centred arches, squat piers with vestigial capital and foliage and shields. Four centred arch from chancel to chancel chapel has similar capitals. The chancel arch is Victorian as are the nave and chancel roofs . However the wagon roof over the north aisle is possibly 15c.
In 1876 the Incorporated Society for Building & Churches granted £49 towards enlarging and restoring this church. flic.kr/p/m8ESVH
Work carried out during the restoration from 1881 included the removal of the west wooden gallery, the moving of the vestry and opening out of the tower arch. In 1890 the belfry was renovated and the bells re-hung. Later the tower was strengthened. The old bells are undated but bear inscriptions characteristic of the 14c. The other bells are dated 1647, 1780 and 1811.
The royal arms of George lll hang on the tower arch screen www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/62RUakte16
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/117058...
Dalwood Devon
Church of St Peter, Dalwood Devon is approached via narrow lanes, the churchyard sits quietly alongside the route through the village behind a low stone wall and lychgate entrance .
it was, for many centuries a chapelry of the church at Stockland and possibly of Celtic foundation to St Petroc,
The present church was built in the 15c. The walls are built of flint and the pillars are made from local Beer stone. The roof is slate.
It now comprises a nave, chancel, north aisle, chancel chapel and west tower and south porch
The nave and chancel have 8 windows and a south doorway, fragments of medieval glass survive in the east window and north-east vestry window.. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6710UG26Se
The west tower has buttresses, battlements, two bell openings and a window above an arch doorway. There is a polygonal stair turret on the south side with battlements and gargoyles.
The semi-octagonal pulpit is early 17c Jacobean. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3sv29oG833 The octagonal stone font stands by the south door. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/s5Um0j24f1
The three bay north arcade with four centred arches, squat piers with vestigial capital and foliage and shields. Four centred arch from chancel to chancel chapel has similar capitals. The chancel arch is Victorian as are the nave and chancel roofs . However the wagon roof over the north aisle is possibly 15c.
In 1876 the Incorporated Society for Building & Churches granted £49 towards enlarging and restoring this church. flic.kr/p/m8ESVH
Work carried out during the restoration from 1881 included the removal of the west wooden gallery, the moving of the vestry and opening out of the tower arch. In 1890 the belfry was renovated and the bells re-hung. Later the tower was strengthened. The old bells are undated but bear inscriptions characteristic of the 14c. The other bells are dated 1647, 1780 and 1811.
The royal arms of George lll hang on the tower arch screen www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/62RUakte16
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/117058...