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End of the road for Devon General 1230 (LFJ 877W) This Bristol VRT had been involved in an accident and was later scrapped. Taken at Torquay Depot.
Awaiting the re-fitting of its engine, Devon General Sea Dog "Sir John Hawkins" 930 (930 GTA) is seen here towards the end of its days at Torquay Depot.
This is a convertible open top Metro Cammell bodioed Leyland Atlantean
Church of St George, Georgeham Devon www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6Ju05e2x0A
The original name in Saxon times was simply Ham and it is mentioned as this in the 1087 Domesday Survey which states that Hama belonged to Tetbald, son of Berner and it was previously held by Etmar in the reign of Edward the Confessor. Parts of the village are still known as Higher Ham and Netherham. Later the village was been known as Ham St George, George Ham and finally Georgeham. There were other manors nearby in Pickwell, Croyde, North Buckland, Putsborough, Hole and Spreacombe. "Pediccheswella" / Pickwell Manor is most closely associated here and was held by Ulf at the time of Edward the Confessor, and in 1087 was held by Drogo on behalf of the Bishop Coutances. In 1186 it was held by Reinald. There were no distinct parishes at this time.
Legend has it that after the death of Thomas Beckett in 1170, three of the murderers fled to Pickwell. They were captured here and beheaded in front of the house. Whenever there is a full moon on December 29th (the anniversary of Beckett’s death) it’s reputed that the 3 knights can be seen riding from Pickwell to the beach – without their heads!
There may have been an early church on this site in Saxon or Norman times but there is no evidence of this. However there is a reference to an outdoor palm cross here
The founding date of the church is unknown but seems likely that a stone-built church was in existence in the 13c. In 1231 Robert de Edington is known to have been persona (parson) de Hamme and church patron. The Lord of the Manors of Georgeham & Pickwell & patron of the church in this period was Mauger de St Aubin who died in 1294 whose effigy now lies in the south side chapel www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/e04Qu53Zs0 On the north side of the chancel is a small mutilated 13c stone carving of the Crucifixion. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5509z5s6H3 discovered in Victorian times behind a blocked doorway to the rear of the pulpit which is believed to have originally led to a loft or rood screen. In the corners are two figures representing a Knight and his Lady kneeling in prayer, possibly Mauger & his wife .
Another monument with many portraits is dedicated to Tobie Newcourt son and heir of John Newcourt who bought the manors of Georgeham and Pickwell in 1560 from Peter Carew www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7uN7m7763z
There is also evidence that a north aisle existed possibly as part of a 13c building. The north wall is considerably thinner than the south wall and during Victorian restorations and the digging of a grave in 1975, traces of wall and paving were uncovered 15 feet outside the present north wall. These approximate to a continuation of the line of the outer wall of the Vestry.
The three stage late 14c / early 15c tower with stair turret n the north side.is the only part of the church largely untouched by later building work. Externally on the east side can be seen traces of alterations to the height of the nave showing that it was higher than at present. (possibly with a thatched roof) It was added after the 13c / 14c nave & south aisle were rebuilt
The main arcade between nave and aisle with its 4 graceful arches is most likely 15c work. The southern half of the arch between the chancel and Pickwell south chapel are similarly styled and is also original. It therefore seems likely that a 13c nave and chancel were rebuilt in the 15c adjoining the 14c tower.
The parish registers are interesting :
1571 - This yeere the plague was in Georgeham - 27 buried
1660 - Collected towards the rebuilding of the Kay of Watchett in Somersett the some of six shillings and eight pence
1663 - Collected in the congregation of Georgeham towards the brieffe for the rebuilding of the town of Marleborrow the sume six and twenty shillings and nine pence
1672 - Collected then in the congregation of Georgeham towards a brieffe for thous sufferers by fier of the psh of Kingston-upon-Thames in the Countie of Surrey 5/-
1680 - The great blazing Star or comet appeared December ye 14th
1746/7 - 21 persons died by a violent pleurotic feaver or peri-pneumone most of them in 4 or 5 days
An early 17c record mentions several coats of arms which are no longer on the walls including those of Carew, Talbot and Chichester whose families held Georgeham and Pickwell manors in the 14c or 16c, also those of Bouchier and Fitzwarren, related to Sir John Dinham whose family held North Buckland Manor.
In 1553 there were 4 bells in the tower and new bells were cast in 1714. Later records in 1727 say there were 6 bells. The 14c tower now houses a splendid peal of 8 bells with a combined weight of 2.8 tons. Five were cast in 1748, one in 1765 and the last two smaller ones in 1926. The bells have the following inscriptions:
Tenor "The Revd Mr Chichester, rector, John Harris esq A.R 1748"
7th "We were all cast at Gloucester by Abel Rudhall 1748"
6th "In concord such they'd please as much A.R. 1748 "
5th "As we that cheer the listering ear A.R. 1748"
4th "Mr John Richards, gent, H Warden T.R. 1765 "
3rd "Let men agree as well as wee A.R. 1748 "
2nd "In memorium S I Peacock patria sul deo dedit Helen Stuart Robertson Putsborough 1926"
Treble "My morning ring doth call them in"
There were radical changes made to the church from 1762 when the church interior was changed to a Classical or Romanesque style and most of the windows were altered. The original wooden screen between the nave and Pickwell side chapel dates from this period. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/316PAnFUtR New boxed seating for the congregation was installed in 1767.
In 1771 Honor Harris of Pickwell Manor applied to the diocese for permission to erect a 12-seated gallery at the west end of the church at the south side of the archway to the tower. The cost of erection was paid by her father John Harris, MP for Barnstaple There had already been a smaller gallery built by Gregorie Chichester, but John Harris replaced it with one made of oak without obtaining a faculty. Later in 1776 Honor applied for a licence to erect a monument in the south Pickwell Chapel to her parents John and Dorothy and three children who died in infancy. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/gWB324KB5X In order to erect the monument the east window was blocked up, but its shape can be clearly seen on the outside of the building.
in Victorian times a view from the gallery shows the monuments in the Pickwell Chapel, the boxed pews, low carved stone screen across the chancel & chapel and a pulpit with a canopy with the figure of an angel www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/D93S36L6fY
Thomas Hole, patron & rector who died in 1889 caused the church to be restored AD 1876 "through his munificence and by the benefaction of a relative" www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/8Fn9598ShV Faculty plans of the church drawn before the Victorian changes show a smaller vestry with its external door on the west rather than the current east door, an extra vestry window and two small windows in the chancel. The restoration by J Fowler removed much of the classical features when he also rebuilt the chancel.
Major repairs to the bell tower where made in 1926 when the old oak frame which had become very dangerous was replaced by an iron frame. This required all bells to be lowered to the ground while this was done. Part of this frame was replaced in 1998 with galvanised steel costing £11,000. As an alternative to fully ringing the bells, they are fitted with an auxiliary set of ropes, pulleys and hammers to enable tunes to be chimed by one person. The chimes on the 6 larger bells were thought to be fitted in Victorian times, but the mechanisms for the 2 smaller bells were not added until 1998.
Mike Searle CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3513579
The Norman 12c font has a cushion bowl with 4 semicircular faces meeting at the corners, square at the rim. Each face is covered with ornament. Lined in lead & topped with a 20c wooden cover
North. Two Maltese crosses, the ends of the arms rounded, so as to produce a circular effect. Both are damaged and repaired; the fragmentary one on the right shows that each arm had a triangular hollow, following the outline, which remains as a square-edged, ridge. As background to the crosses, there are chevrons, incised diagonal lines, and raised bands with deep hollows between, all arranged in an arbitrary way, without any attempt at pattern.
West. Similar in design, but the crosses are only roughed out ; their shape is the same as on the north face, but there is no ornamentation of hollows. The chevrons and lines are less determinate, and the whole face appears to be somewhat unfinished.
South. Instead of crosses there are two wheels of 8 spokes, each enclosed in a circle of pearls, with chevrons in the interspaces. At the top edge is a band of raised zigzag and crosses,
The eastern face has had to be much restored. There are two large four-leaved flowers about ten inches in diameter; the leaves project beyond a circle of pellets. Chevron in the interspaces, and a band at the edge of scallop and pellets.
About three inches of the shaft is cut in the same block as the bowl, it is, rather larger than the rest of the shaft, so that the appearance of a necking is produced. At the foot of the shaft is a cable, five inches deep. The material of the font is a cream-coloured stone of a crumbling nature.
Arthur Mee says for years the font was covered in layers of paint until it was repaired and restored in 1902. After iron clamps weighing 16.5 pounds were removed, it fell into 45 pieces partly as the clamps had disintegrated the stone.
- Church of Saint Mary, High Bickington Devon
left; Picture with thanks - copyright Ian www.cornishchurches.com/High%20Bickington%20Church%20Devo...
Right; Christ Brown CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5923111
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Washfield, Devon dates from the 15c replacing an earlier Norman building. It stands on a hill in the centre of the village#
The manor was in the family of Le Abbe in the year 1242. Soon afterwards, it came to the family of Worth, who took their name from their ancient residence of Worth in this parish
Although the earliest parts of the fabric (red volcanic stone quarried from within the parish) are thought to date from
c 1360, clergy incumbants are recorded from 1265 with the first rector being William de Berkelay.
It consists of chancel , nave, north aisle, vestry, south porch, and embattled west tower containing 5 bells dating from 1787 to 1861.
The 12c granite font survives from the Norman era , and has a square decorated bowl on a cylindrical stem, corner shafts and replaced base www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Q3f0FV
Over the nave and north aisle are unceiled late 15c wagon roofs
In 1624 the ancient rood screen was removed and the present one erected by Henry Sebright, and is remarkable for the detail of the carving, which is very rich. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/aM3vt1 Originally the arms of James I [ 1603-1625] were over the chancel doors, but these were removed to the tower. However the present vicar has replaced them in their original position. Over the north aisle doors are the Prince of Wales' feathers marked "C.P." www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/96LQ22 There is also the coats of arms of the Bishop of Exeter and of the Worth family - resident landowners from Norman times who expanded the Church by adding the north nave and the Worth Chapel.
On the north aisle wall is a brass with kneeling effigies of Henry Worth 1606 & his 2 wives, Mary Mallet & Bridget Frye under a shield of arms, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5158K6
A monument to his son Henry Worth 1630 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K57Mpe is also here together with one to Alice Frye wife of Philip Steynings who died here on a visit to her niece Bridge Worth in 1606 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/f1zX3b
The porch, vestry and organ chamber are wholly of the 1875 restoration when new fittings were placed, and the walls whitewashed. The chancel was also given a new arched braced roof.
A brass plaque fixed to the tower records that John Coles Esq. paid for the complete restoration of the tower in 1900 and 1901, and "rendered valuable assistance" during
the 1875 restoration. "
Picture with thanks - copyright Derek Harper CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2447852
A line up of new Devon General Iveco 59.12's with Mellor bodies in Exeter Coach Station before entering service on Service A.
Nearest the camera is 1014 (L943 CTT)
Devon's most southerly point, Prawle Point is characterized by its coastal arch, coastguard lookout point (now also a heritage centre) and the row of former coastguard cottages. Approached via the South West Coast Path the area around Prawle Point is one of the best places in the UK to find Cirl Buntings. A classic walk starts on the village green at East Prawle (the UKs most southerly village) next to The Pig's Nose pub and runs through wildlife-rich paths to pick up the Coast Path at Woodcoombe, past Prawle Point and back through smugglers tracks to East Prawle and the Pub.
The Globe pub in Fore Street Chudleigh Devon
The first records of the pub are from 1830, when it was called the 'Maltsters Arms', as it had both a malt and brewhouse. By 1835 it had changed its name to the Globe.
William Wright the owner at that time and until his death in 1850 , also owned the Plymouth Inn from 1808 to at least 1838, The White Hart 1806 to 1826 and The New Inn 1821 to 1829.
'The premises contained a large and convenient malthouse, brewhouse, stables, coach houses, blacksmith's shop, skittle alley. Piggery, very productive garden and orchard adjoining. Three-quarters of an acre. Seven good bedrooms, large dining room, commercial and smoking rooms, bar, bar parlour, two kitchens, larder, two storerooms, WC. Capital supply of spring and soft water.'
Between 1891 & 1912 the frontage acquired much rebuilding. with added bay windows & loft extensions
The Globe is a Heavitree House and has been for some considerable time. The current proprietors are Paul and Pearl Edwards. In early 2010 the premises were painted and a newly designed sign 'The Globe' is now displayed.
chudleighhistorygroup.uk/articles/inns.html
Pictures with thanks - copyright Maigheach-gheal CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/929821
Picture with thanks - copyright Colin Smith CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6928804
Looking east down the nave to the chancel with the vestry to the north.
For a thousand years Chevithorne was part of the large parish of St Peter’s in Tiverton, It was part of "the Tidcombe Portion", with its own dedicated priest.
In the 1840s the priest of this ‘Portion’ was William Rayer, whose father shortly before his son's appointment, had bought the right to appoint the rector and collect the tithes
This chapel that Rev William Rayer built cost c £1000, £300 of which was donated by him. The architect was Benjamin Ferrey,
Inside there are wall memorials to the local Heathcote-Amorys - parents & 2 sons who lived at Knightshayes Court and are buried in the family plot in the graveyard .
Their farmer ancestor from Nottingham, who made his fortune by , aged 25, invented a lace making machine , in 1816 moved his factory to nearby Tiverton, and bought the estate. Another of the family is thought to have used his influence to allow Chevithorne to become a parish in its own right by Act of Parliament in 1889,.
- Church of St Thomas, Chevithorne Devon
Picture with thanks - copyright Devon Churchland www.google.co.uk/search?q=chevithor+church+devon&sca_...
Church of St Dionysius / St Disen, Bradninch Devon
-According to legend St Disen / Dionysius was a 7c Irish hermit who visiting this area, found no place of worship and so built the first church with his own hands. Later he went to Germany where he established a monastery near Mainz dying in 674 aged over 80 .
The present church dates from the 13c and stands on the site of much earlier buildings. The first vicar mentioned is Arnold, Prothonotary to Richard, King of the Romans 1272, admitted July 10th 1261.
It now consists of a west tower housing 8 bells, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, chancel, north-west and north-east vestries. It is mainly 15c / early 16c , with earlier masonry surviving in chancel, and possibly the base of the tower.
The four stage west tower with a belfry dates from 1437 when a 2 year indulgence was granted for its rebuilding. It has a polygonal corner stair turret to the south-east flic.kr/p/7QN56k
The north aisle and transept were built in the reign of Henry VII [1485-1509].
On a corbel of one of the chancel windows is the figure of an angel with a shield, with the arms of the Precentor of Exeter, f Richard Norton, who held this office in 1512.
Stretching across the nave is a wooden screen dating from c1450, which was originally painted in 1527 as inscribed in latin on the east side. It was restored in 1843 and re-painted ten years later. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/mG5MXXuA1r
On twelve of the lower panels are paintings of Sybils, Greek and Roman prophetesses who in Pagan times, predicted the coming of Christ.. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/iFseJD8x89 On the central door and panels to the south are painted the Annunciation, the Salutation, the Temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden & the expulsion of Adam & Eve from Paradise. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/244T7TXjKj The screen is complete with groining and cornices; the cresting is modern. There are tilting shields in the tracery, and the pier casings retain ancient statuettes under canopies.
The parclose to the south, which originally separated the Guild chapel of St Nicholas , has paintings of St Michael, St George and the Dragon, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/46As0i9E9J St Christopher & the Christ Child www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/zjp6Q7364H and St Francis of Assisi. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/o4AZ2g9Md1 This chapel was renovated as a war memorial in 1917 and dedicated to St George.
There was also a (now demolished) chapel of the Trinity, its surviving piscina now having been reset in the north east vestry.
The wooden altar table is c 1600. The south aisle altar frontal incorporates 16c work.
The Resurrection window above the south Lady Chapel altar was designed by a local parishioner, Sarah Yeatman in memory of her parents flic.kr/p/7QRvqG
A window in the south wall was donated by American Congressman George West in memory of his mother Jane West who is buried in the churchyard.
The Royal Arms above the tower screen commemorate the visit of King Edward VIII in 1936
All restored in 1806;
Partially rebuilt in 1841 (nave and aisles heightened, piers reconstructed, south wall re-erected) followed by restorations by Hayward in 1881 & 1889 refurbished with new stone pulpit flic.kr/p/7QQoPb , benches and choir stalls. The stained glass is also all 19c
The south porch was added in 1881 as a memorial of William Drew, of Kensham, the tower arch being opened and restored at the same time.
On the other side of the chancel is the organ first installed in 1842 in a gallery under the tower. It was moved to the north side of the chancel in 1880 where it was rebuilt in 1889.
The 15c tower was partially rebuilt following a great storm in 1886.
The registers date from 1559.
There are 8 war graves in the churchyard
Picture with thanks - copyright John Salmon CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1726162
Sampford Peverell is a village in Mid-Devon, England. Its name reflects its inclusion in the Honour of Peverel, the lands of William Peverel and his family. His great-grandson, Hugh Peverell (the name had changed spelling), is buried in the village church of St John the Baptist.
In 1810 it was reported that the house of a Mr Chave in the village was experiencing dramatic poltergeist activity. The case was discussed in the national press of the time, and Mr Chave's house gained such notoriety that in 1811 it was besieged by a mob of rowdy workmen. In the scenes that followed, Mr Chave was forced to open fire on the crowd in self-defence, killing one person, a George Helps, buried in the churchyard. The paranormal activity turned out to be noises made by smugglers behind a false wall. The house in question no longer stands, but its location can be pinpointed courtesy of a village information board that denominates it 'The Ghost House, Higher Town - now demolished'.
The two rectories were built in 1836, at the expense of the Grand Western Canal Company, in compensation for cutting through the grounds and demolishing the south wing of the Old Rectory.
The Great Western Railway opened a station at Sampford Peverell in 1932 but it closed on 5 October 1964; the site has since been reused as Tiverton Parkway railway station (opened in 1986).
Transferred from Western National to replace AEC Reliances, Devon General Bristiol RE 2705 (HDV 631E) is parked in Cricketfield Road Car Park, Newton Abbot on a Sunday morning, when not required for service.
Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and South Hams district.
Dart Lifeboat Station was reopened in 2007, the first time that a lifeboat had been stationed in the town since 1896. It has initially been kept in a temporary building in Coronation Park.
In 2010, a fire seriously damaged numerous historical properties in Fairfax Place and Higher Street. Several were Tudor and Grade I or Grade II listed buildings.
The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta takes place annually over three days at the end of August. The event sees the traditional regatta boat races along with markets, fun fairs, community games, musical performances, air displays including the Red Arrows and fireworks. A Royal Navy guard ship is often present at the event. Other cultural events include beer festivals in February and July (the latter in Kingswear), a music festival and an art and craft weekend in June, a food festival in October and a Christmas candlelit event.
The Flavel Centre incorporates the public library and performance spaces, featuring films, live music and comedy and exhibitions.
Bayard's Cove has been used in several television productions, including The Onedin Line a popular BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. Many of the scenes from the BBC's popular series Down to Earth, starring Ricky Tomlinson, were filmed at various locations around the town.
Notable tourist attractions include the Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Bayard's Cove Fort, Dartmouth Castle and the Dartmouth Steam Railway which terminates at Kingswear on the opposite bank of the river.
Boat cruises to nearby places along the coast (such as Torbay and Start Bay) and up the river (to Totnes, Dittisham and the Greenway Estate) are provided by several companies. The paddlesteamer PS Kingswear Castle returned to the town in 2013. The South West Coast Path National Trail passes through the town, and also through extensive National Trust coastal properties at Little Dartmouth and Brownstone (Kingswear). The Dart Valley Trail starts in Dartmouth, with routes either side of the River Dart as far as Dittisham, and continuing to Totnes via Cornworthy, Tuckenhay and Ashprington. The area has long been well regarded for yachting, and there are extensive marinas at Sandquay, Kingswear and Noss (approximately one mile north of Kingswear).
- Wikipedia
Seen during a British autumn holiday in Devon: the coastline as seen from the Overbecks subtropical garden at Salcombe.
The four angles of the possibly 14c tower battlements at one time were crowned by small pinnacles. In 1930 it was revealed that the figures just below the pinnacle bases were of the evangelists, Matthew Mark , Luke & John - only three remain now. Two figures of St Bartholomew were also found covered in plaster on the south & north side of the tower. There are 5 bells - the fifth bell is tells their history: "In 1746 John Hartnell esq, Mr John Back, Churchwarden, to the church the loving call and to the grave doth summon all. Thomas Bilbie cast we all"
- Church of St Bartholomew, Cadeleigh Devon
Rock Show Verticals Series ~ Winter 2018
*[Yes, it is... the late, great, Gregg Allman's son]
About Devon Allman(45) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Allman
*[Just off Cuba - Deck-Stage - Day 2 - 12:15 AM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drXtQzAaAlA (One Way Out )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kB2Q-AZfA (instrumental)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IGEHxOZWnc (Melissa)
*[Just off Mexico - Alhambra Theatre - Day 3 - 7:00 PM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEnfmoC5DPQ (I'll Be There)
Devon's Dad Gregg Allman (same stage) 2 years ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j22UwvZdcO8 1/23/16
*[Just off Key West -Studio B Stage - Day 4 - 12:30 AM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38sysv7S8M (One Way Out w/Hoey)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_VGCqrQ2I (Heart in Memphis)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=564Fli2M2sg (Purple Rain w/Gales)
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Florida Jazz and Blues Jam - Boca Raton, Florida
Devon Allman Band w/Duane Betts - Jan 27th, 2017
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcuJ83KYANE
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Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
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The higher steeper pitch of the former nave roof can be seen here
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Denbury Devon
In the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), the manor belonged to a Saxon named Aeldred who became a priest and later a monk at Winchester. In 1032 on being elected Abbot of Tavistock, he gave the manor to the abbey. +++ In 1046 the Bishop of Crediton and Worcester died and Aeldred succeeded him in Worcester. . In 1056 he became Bishop of Hereford . In 1058 Aeldred he became the first bishop to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem . He became Archbishop of York in 1060 and as the Archbishop of Canterbury was exiled in 1066, he was called upon to crown William the Conqueror at Westminster.
The first mention of a church here was during the reign of Pope Nicholas IV, when in 1291 it was reported as ‘finished’. However, it was not until 27th August 1318 that the present building was consecrated by Bishop Stapleden of Exeter.
The font from the earlier building survives www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/JMR371c5mD
(+++ After the mid 16c dissolution of Tavistock Abbey it was granted to the Russell family who held it until 1836)
Unusually little has been altered though It was repaired c 1845 and a new vestry added, the chancel was restored in 1866, and the whole church repaired in 1912, by William Weir.
Cruciform in design, It consists of an aisleless nave, chancel, north and south transepts, two stage west tower, south porch and vestry at east side of north transept.
The 62 feet high tower now contains 5 bells, one more than in the inventory of Edward VI in 1553. "Denbery iiij belles in the tower their" One of these bells is mediaeval and as the heaviest bell is now used only for tolling at funerals. It is inscribed "Voce mea viva depello cuncta nociva." ( With my living voice I drive away all harmful things) The Tenor bell, on which the clock strikes the hour, was cast in the reign of George IV (1829). Later in the reign of Queen Victoria the treble bell was cast (1846) and the fifth bell was added in 1907 paid for by public subscription. .
The registers are almost complete from 1557.
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Dunchideock Devon stands on a slope next to a farm
(the name is Celtic and means 'the wooded fort or camp,' possibly referring to the earthwork of Cotley Castle which is nearby. In the 1086 Domesday Survey it was held by Ralph Paynel with 5 ploughs together with the usual meadows & woodland.
The present church dates from the late 14c and replaced an earlier building with the first recorded rector William de Lapeflod in 1261
Built of red sandstone in Perpendicular style, and consisting of a chancel, nave, north aisle of 5 bays, lady chapel, south porch, and three stage embattled west tower with south east projecting stair turret rising above its height of the tower. It has 3 bells, the first dated 1700, the second with Old English lettering, and the tenor which has an invocation to St. John.
The north chancel chapel was in 1669 "erected at his own noble expense " by Aaron Baker 1620–1683 to be the site of his burial and monument www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/ey032aUS4n after he had made his fortune in the East India trade and retired here.
In 1846 the building was described "as a picture of desolation"
and there is evidence of a c 1850s restoration as well as a thorough restoration of 1875-7 when the chancel was rebuilt.
The nave, chancel and lady chapel were restored in c 1887 for Sir William and Lady Waldron;
The Gothic screen dates from the 15c, and is complete with doors, groining and cornice. There is elaborate carving of the pier casing between the sections of the screen. The rood loft is six feet in width.. (However the screen was described as "remains" in 1843 and was largely reconstructed by wood worker Herbert Read in 1892, with additional work by the Herbert Read firm in 1962). The parclose screen is also notable;
In former years the south bay of the screen was cut to make room for a three-decker pulpit which was later removed and replaced by the present one in 1903 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0A9B1Xgity and the screen restored. The medieval rood loft stair is intact including (unusually) the door to the stair which is a single plank with studs, it can still be seen in the south wall. and at the east end of the external nave can be seen the rectangular rood stair turret with a sloping slate roof.
The registers date: baptisms, 1538; marriages, 1539; burials, 1540.
The c1400 font also survives www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/91634946W2
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Church of Saint George and All Saints, Beaford Devon before the 16c Reformation was dedicated only to St George.
Rebuilt in the 15c, the present building replaced an earlier Norman one, from which the 12c font survives. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1MPi4e0949
It now consists of a continuous 15c four-bay granite arcaded nave and one-bay chancel under a 19c barrel roof , 15c four-bay south aisle with 15c porch in second bay from west, one-bay north Upcott chapel aisle & vestry
The lateral two stage north tower in the angle of north Upcott aisle, is topped topped with a stumpy Welsh-slate broach spire with lead finial. It was first built in 1802 & again in 1909-10 to the designs of Mr. Harbottle Reed at a cost of £1,100 in Early English style. The foundation stone is inscribed: "To the glory of God, this stone was laid by Mrs F W King - Church, February 10th 1909"
The tower contains 6 bells some of c 1432 inscribed in Old English lettering ; "Plebs ois plaudit ut me tam sepius audit;" (The people clapped their hands to hear me so often); "Est michi collatum IHS istud nomen amatum;" (This beloved name was bestowed upon me by Christ) ; the tenor dated 1720 weighs 6 cwt. and 3 qrs.; two of the old bells have been recast and 3 new ones added:
All restored, reseated and windows reglazed in 1877 - 8 , together with a new stone pulpit, a chancel screen by Harry Hems of Exeter, lectern and reading desk at a cost of
c £1,300: - the stone pulpit and the chancel screen were gifts of the late Archdeacon Furse of Westminster
The north Upcott aisle was restored in 1879 at the expense of T. W. Snell esq.
The chancel was also refurbished in late 19c , the gift of the late rector Rev Joseph Ray.
Within the parish, the estates of Upcott, Warham and Woodleigh / Woolleigh / Wooleig were once important. - Woolleigh was the seat of the Mallet family until the death of Robert Mallet. His widow was Elizabeth flic.kr/p/xSBkjQ daughter of the wealthy George Rolle 1552 of Stevenstone near Great Torrington, remarried Sir John Acland 1620 flic.kr/p/xSBkiC of Columb John & Broadclyst. During Elizabeth's lifetime the couple lived at Woolleigh. Sir John Acland's nephew Sir Arthur Acland 1610 flic.kr/p/yaWAiT m Eleanor daughter and heir of Robert Mallet & Elizabeth Rolle, and thus Wooleigh passed into the Acland family, later of Killerton. The son and heir of Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet 1713 was John Acland 1703 who lived at Wooleigh whilst his father lived at Killerton. The present farmhouse incorporates part of the mediaeval manor house which retains remains of a 15c family chapel.
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I've photographed this view before as it's one of my favourites. I'm also unable to find any more photos taken from this spot so I guess I hold the monopoly of photos taken from here. The track below used to host the Devon Valley Railway, which can be seen snaking downhill towards the large embankment that can be seen in the middle distance.
The scene is flanked to the north by the Ochil Hills. I keep meaning to explore more of them but I've yet to get round to it. In the far distance lies the Wallace Monument. I've not been up that since I was a kid. Maybe I should go back one day? Then again, paying to climb a tower seems to defeat the purpose of exploring the countryside and stumbling upon interesting structures...
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
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Church of St Barnabas, Brooking Devon, was originally built as a ‘chapel of ease’ for Dartington in 1885 . It lies largely hidden from the view off the road between Dartington and Totnes
(It replaced on a more ambitious scale, an earlier one consecrated in 1855 mentioned in Whites Directory of 1850 as "A small church as chapel of ease about to be erected at Tigley Cross for the accommodation of that neighbourhood")
Constructed of local limestone with Bath stone dressings in Early English style, with a steep Welsh slate roof - it consists of a nave, chancel divided into a choir and sanctuary; south aisle with the tower and spire (topped with a weather cock), over its east end and a porch on the west end of the south side of the aisle; north porch on the north side of the west end of the nave; and an organ chamber on the north side of the choir. The gabled south porch, is similar to the north porch but internally it has two orders of dog-tooth decoration
The interior is as it was in 1885 and entirely intact.
Picture with thanks - copyright www.facebook.com/222545768464973/photos/a.222562288463321...
Lynton is a small town on the Exmoor coast in Devon, England standing on top of the cliffs above the picturesque harbour village of Lynmouth, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Lynton was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which served both towns.
The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
In Lynton is the Parish Church of St Mary, which stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly 13th century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741, when the nave was rebuilt, and later in Victorian times.
Many of the town's buildings were constructed in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century. The town hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes, Bart., a major benefactor of the town; it was opened on 15 August 1900. He also gave the town the Congregational church on Lee Road.
Devon General Leyland Atlantean DL927 is seen heading down Oxford Street with a Christmas lights tour 17/12/23.
In Kingsteignton Road, approaching the old Newton Abbbot Bus Station, Devon Gemneral Leyland National 2849 (PTT 89R) is already scrolled up for its next journey to Totnes.
This National (plus a few others) joined the DG fleet when Western National closed its Totnes depot.
Painter in an all over advert livery for Exeter Airport, Devon General Bristol VRT 1219 (LFJ866W) loads in Exeter High Street for Pennsylvania
Church of St Dionysius / St Disen, Bradninch Devon
-According to legend St Disen / Dionysius was a 7c Irish hermit who visiting this area, found no place of worship and so built the first church with his own hands. Later he went to Germany where he established a monastery near Mainz dying in 674 aged over 80 .
The present church dates from the 13c and stands on the site of much earlier buildings. The first vicar mentioned is Arnold, Prothonotary to Richard, King of the Romans 1272, admitted July 10th 1261.
It now consists of a west tower housing 8 bells, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, chancel, north-west and north-east vestries. It is mainly 15c / early 16c , with earlier masonry surviving in chancel, and possibly the base of the tower.
The four stage west tower with a belfry dates from 1437 when a 2 year indulgence was granted for its rebuilding. It has a polygonal corner stair turret to the south-east flic.kr/p/7QN56k
The north aisle and transept were built in the reign of Henry VII [1485-1509].
On a corbel of one of the chancel windows is the figure of an angel with a shield, with the arms of the Precentor of Exeter, f Richard Norton, who held this office in 1512.
Stretching across the nave is a wooden screen dating from c1450, which was originally painted in 1527 as inscribed in latin on the east side. It was restored in 1843 and re-painted ten years later. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/mG5MXXuA1r
On twelve of the lower panels are paintings of Sybils, Greek and Roman prophetesses who in Pagan times, predicted the coming of Christ.. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/iFseJD8x89 On the central door and panels to the south are painted the Annunciation, the Salutation, the Temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden & the expulsion of Adam & Eve from Paradise. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/244T7TXjKj The screen is complete with groining and cornices; the cresting is modern. There are tilting shields in the tracery, and the pier casings retain ancient statuettes under canopies.
The parclose to the south, which originally separated the Guild chapel of St Nicholas , has paintings of St Michael, St George and the Dragon, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/46As0i9E9J St Christopher & the Christ Child www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/zjp6Q7364H and St Francis of Assisi. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/o4AZ2g9Md1 This chapel was renovated as a war memorial in 1917 and dedicated to St George.
There was also a (now demolished) chapel of the Trinity, its surviving piscina now having been reset in the north east vestry.
The wooden altar table is c 1600. The south aisle altar frontal incorporates 16c work.
The Resurrection window above the south Lady Chapel altar was designed by a local parishioner, Sarah Yeatman in memory of her parents flic.kr/p/7QRvqG
A window in the south wall was donated by American Congressman George West in memory of his mother Jane West who is buried in the churchyard.
The Royal Arms above the tower screen commemorate the visit of King Edward VIII in 1936
All restored in 1806;
Partially rebuilt in 1841 (nave and aisles heightened, piers reconstructed, south wall re-erected) followed by restorations by Hayward in 1881 & 1889 refurbished with new stone pulpit flic.kr/p/7QQoPb , benches and choir stalls. The stained glass is also all 19c
The south porch was added in 1881 as a memorial of William Drew, of Kensham, the tower arch being opened and restored at the same time.
On the other side of the chancel is the organ first installed in 1842 in a gallery under the tower. It was moved to the north side of the chancel in 1880 where it was rebuilt in 1889.
The 15c tower was partially rebuilt following a great storm in 1886.
The registers date from 1559.
There are 8 war graves in the churchyard
Picture with thanks - copyright Lewis Clarke CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3910060