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On the 100th Anniversary of the first Devon General bus journey from Exeter to Torquay, it was recreated with these three buses today, finishing at Torre Abbey.
Taken after privatisation, the NBC symbol being covered with not so poppy red vinyl, Devon General Leyland National 2 2885 (FDV 831V) was captured parked in Exeter Bus Station after working in from Okehampton.
Prepared for another season with wheels painted and chassis silvered, Devon General 612 (OUP 677P) stands in Torquay Depot awaiting its next duty.
This former United (677) Bristol VRT has been fitted with a front lower panel from a much newer V or W reg VRT. It carries the unusual Eagle Star advert in green, the red version would have looked better!
I shot Devon's senior pictures (she is graduating from college this next year) at Bald Hill on Friday afternoon in Corvallis. The sun was shining through golden fields of wheat and peaking through the oak trees... it was a stunning evening. Of course, Devon is drop-dead gorgeous so that helped too. I cannot wait to share the rest of these pictures on my blog next week!
Church of St John the Evangelist, Countisbury Devon
The early manor belonged to the abbot and convent of Ford.
The nave was rebuilt on the site of a previous church in 1796 with the south porch following soon after. There was further remodeling / refurbishment in 19c .
In 1832 the old chancel and tower still survived. Rev. Walter Stevenson Halliday began his house at Glenthorne nearby in 1829, and carried out much work on the estate.
The tower south-east pinnacle base is inscribed: "RVD WS /HALLIDAY / 1836", south-west pinnacle inscribed: "RVD W S /H / 1836" and north-west pinnacle inscribed: "W R / BUILDR".
suggesting the top stage was added at that date.
Rev Walter Stevenson Halliday also financed the rebuilding of the chancel & vestry & north aisle additions in 1846
According to the Exmoor Review Rev Halliday at that time purchased the c1700 chancel screen www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/SL6HuUbBiN from Chittlehampton church and also probably the late 15c bench end with carved chained swan www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/34t4259D88
It now consists of a 3-bay nave with north aisle and south porch, chancel with lean-to north vestry, and unbuttressed 3 stage west tower.
On 1 April 2013 the parish was abolished and merged with Brendon to form "Brendon and Countisbury".
Scholars now believe the Iron Age promontory fort of Wind Hill on Countisbury Hill was the site of the Battle of Cynuit in 878.
Clive Barry CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/17892
The old grammar school in Fore Street, Chudleigh Devon now a private house, stands in Fore Street just to the south of the church;
"John Pynsent of Lincolnes Inne esq, boren in this p(ar)ish hath erected this for a free schoole & indowed it with thitie poundes pannum for ever 1668"
His coat of arms are a chevron between three stars.
John Pynsent born in Chudleigh, married Mary Clifford and became a wealthy civil servant at Westminster. He never forgot his roots, and in 1666 he expressed his intent to erect a school here for the free education of the children of the parish. He negotiated with Lord Clifford and the leading parishioners of the time to acquire 'part of the sporting place adjacent to the church yard amounting to one acre'. The ground was walled off for a garden, orchard and playground. The school was duly built to accommodate 20 boys, together with the schoolmaster's house. This would appear to be the whole front of the house as it stands today with the school room to the left and the master's house to the right.
Due to delays caused by the executors in administering his will, the house was not completed until the early 1680s and the charity not formally established until a decree in Chancery was issued in 1682.
His plans were for a free school for all the parishioners and inhabitants of Chudleigh for ever, without payment of any sum of money to the schoolmaster for the teaching of children. The schoolmaster was to be " of good name, manners and teaching and conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England'.
Sadly he died in 1668 at his estate in Croydon, Surrey before the school was completed and his wishes were never fully implemented. He was buried in St John the Baptist Church, Croydon and a large memorial erected which was lost in a serious fire in the 1930s.
By his will he also left to 5 poor boys yearly, £3 a piece for five years towards buying them books and clothes. However there appears to have been no endowment funds for this to continue.
Each of the schoolmasters were to take Holy Orders. They were appointed for life and were paid £30 per annum The remainder of their income was drawn from the pupils fees. Out of the total income, the Master was responsible for the running costs of the school together with the repair of the buildings.
In early 20c many of the small endowed grammar schools either closed or were incorporated into the state system. At the close of 1912 only five pupils remained and the decision was made to close the school on 31 July 1913. The scholarship boys were sent to Newton Abbot Secondary School and their fees and maintenance paid. The property was sold to Mr Mackay (one of the teachers) for £700. It was sold below the market value 'as some slight reward for all the years of his teaching life at a meagre salary'. The school became the home of the Mackay family thereafter until c1925
Later it became the home of Major Fleetwood Hugo Pellew and his wife Violet (nee Du Pre) After their deaths in 1961 and 1964 it was run as a boarding house / B & B
chudleighhistorygroup.uk/articles/pynsents_school.html
Picture with thanks - copyright Maigheach-gheal CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/929706 & www.geograph.org.uk/photo/929703
Alexander Staplehill (mayor in 1633 / 34) made himself responsible for the erection of the gallery. The royal arms King Charles ll were later placed at the centre of the front having originally been on a gallery in the south transept chapel. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/F3J998RRvL until late 19c
Later were added the arms of the recorders, mediaeval lords of the manor and admirals of fleets in which Dartmouth men and ships served.
The gallery was made by local carpenters at a cost of £15
Of the coats of arms, the fourth from the right is that of John Hawley II. The fifth from the left belongs to John Hawkins and the sixth is that of another naval hero, Sir Francis Drake. The gallery is said to be made with timbers from a Spanish ship captured in the Armada invasion of 1588
- Church of St Saviour, Dartmouth Devon
Cherriesfan99 . www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186253-d212976-R...
Church of St George, Dittisham Devon is sited at the heart of the village close to the main junction of lanes where the lane arriving from the main road splits to go either to the foot ferry or onward towards Cornworthy.
Together with the village it is built on a steeply sloping site and comprises of an aisled nave, chancel, south porch, vestry & western tower which is a landmark for boat traffic and was undoubtedly used as a navigational aid. The stone walls keep in the raised graveyard at the Lower Street end.
In 1086 Domesday times Dittisham was held by Baldwin the Sheriff and supported 12 ploughs as well possessing pasture and woodland with a lengthy list of livestock held.
It is assumed that there was an earlier Saxon building though no trace of it now remains. (In the year 755 Devon was conquered by the Saxons and a Saxon Chief settled on the banks of the River Dart. This settlement was part of the manor given by Edward the Confessor to Leofric, Bishop of Exeter, who is certain to have made sure there was a church in the settlement).
This church was replaced by a Norman one consisting of only a chancel and nave; the line of this roof can still be seen on the east wall of the tower. The list of rectors begins in 1224
In 1328 Bishop Grandisson of Exeter ordered an enquiry into the neglect of duties and of the church, which was now a ruin, by the rector, Sir Richard de Inkpenne who died soon afterwards.
The church was later restored and reconstructed between 1328 and 1333 by the next rector, Sir Richard de Gormersale and dedicated to St George by Bishop Grandisson on 4th October 1333. The bottom stage of the tower was built & the chancel enlarged and the side aisles added in late 14c / early 15c. when a two story porch was built on to the south wall with a priest’s chamber above which has a window into the church over the south door. The top stage of the west tower was also rebuilt about this time with a polygonal stair turret in the west angle. What is now the vestry on the north side of the chancel in the angle with the north aisle appears to be later than the chancel but possibly earlier than the north aisle.
Above the south door is the Royal Coat of Arms of Charles ll, granted at the time of his 1660 Restoration in gratitude to the people for their loyalty. The 12c font is Norman standing on a modern stone shaft and base. It is a solid, red sandstone bowl thought to have been buried to save it from destruction at that time, however the font cover is modern and was given by the children of the parish in 1928. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/S418yn95VL
The beautiful carved and painted stone wineglass pulpit dates from the 15c. The figures carved on it are thought to be of the saints, including St. John the Baptist.
The chancel screen is also 15c www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9SW0D6894N – the groining and canopy were beautifully restored in 1954-55 by workmen in Exeter. The painted figures were damaged by Cromwell’s men who also burnt down the rectory destroying all the books and early church registers.
The windows in the north aisle were inserted c1846, they are a memorial to two former rectors, John Hutchings (1768 to 1802) and his son, Robert Sparke Hutchings (1805 to 1827). The windows in the South Aisle are of pressed glass which is now not made. The small, richly coloured window in the north side chapel may consist of remains from the original East Window.
On the outside of the west window can be seen the heads of Elizabeth ll & her son then Prince Charles
In 1830 it was noted that remains of the rood loft had been destroyed in 1810 when the church was repaired. Also in the early 19c there was said to be a gallery under the tower arch. In 1828 the pinnacles of the tower were removed and replaced with new pinnacles in about 1846 when the church was restored and the aisle windows were replaced under the direction of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. The church was restored again in 1883 and again in 1924-5.
The tower clock was presented in 1879. The five bells were cast in 1802 by Thomas Mears of London (bells were reported in 1553).
PF3S www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g551657-d11809301...
Church of St John the Baptist, Hawkchurch Devon built mostly of local Greensand chert rubble with later Victorian dressings of ginger-coloured shelly limestone with dark brown streaks, quarried at Ham Hill in Somerset.
The original name of the village was 'Hafoc’schurch' /
"Avekchurche" indicating the presence of a building in Saxon times which sadly does not survive.
The first recorded rector is 1295 when the church belonged to Cerne Abbey in the hundred of Whitchurch
The earliest visible component when the building comprised a nave & chancel only is the two centred chancel arch sitting on 12c responds, one with plainer scalloped cushion capital (south), www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/224714Ns66 the other with interlacing and fighting dragons at the base. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/L6y6kXJ1Z6
In the mid 12c the north aisle & arcade was added. The rebuilding of the south side with an aisle and arcade in the early English style came later c 1200
The 12c north arcade has wide double chamfered round arches, short round piers and square scalloped capitals. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/p9xe23sfKq The c1200 south arcade is much more ornate with fine leaf capitals with small figures. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/N9F774tN25 The eastern respond of the aisle has a more religious theme www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5p374tTj80
The four stage tower was rebuilt in early 16c . It has a polygonal stair turret on the north side www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Q0992T403z
The major reconstruction of the church in 1859-62 involved the rebuilding of the choir and external walls of the aisles - The insertion of a taller clerestory in the nave allowed in more light and a new hammerbeam roofs were placed retaining the original external corbels which were reset www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/h6991vJV7H . The south porch was rebuilt, its south doorway still retains its early 13c shafts with leaf capitals www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/72Xf7D26u9 - all overseen by architect John Hicks of Dorchester & financed by the Rev. Edward Cay Adams who made sure all of the Norman work was saved. The writer Thomas Hardy was an apprentice here at this time.
In 1963 the east end of the south aisle was furnished and equipped "as a Lady Chapel in memory of the Briscoe family, descendants of the Revs Edward Cay Adams, priest, rector 1853 - 1873 & son William Pigott Cay Adams, priest, rector 1873 - 1878
Ray Jennings CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7366014
As a driver I cheered when this bus passed to Western National for the 1983 split. Unfortunately, it came back.
Never a good bus, Devon General Bristol VRT 557 (ATA 557L) is parked, minus blinds, at Torquay depot, awaitibng collection by its new owners East Yorkshire.
To be fair the others of the batch weren't bad buses.
A quick photo stop at Windy Corner.
Devon General Warship class convertible open top Bristol VRT 939 (VDV 139S) was running empty from Torquay Depot to Brixham.
Renown carries unibus advertising for Tele-pages
East stained glass window in the c1525 outer south Lane chantry chapel;
"to the glory of God and in loving memory of George Forrester MA, born at Douglas Isle of Man October 31st 1834 ; Died at Hollington Sussex December 3rd 1913 ; Vicar of St Pauls Clapham 1872 to 1890 ; Vicar of Cullompton Devon 1893 to 1904" - Church of St Andrew, Cullompton Devon
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
Church of St Leonard, Clawton Devon built on the site of an earlier church which was rebuilt in 14c possibly with transepts, before the north and south aisles and west tower were added
It now consists of a continuous nave & chancel, north and south aisles separated from the nave by four arches on each side, south porch, and three stage west tower having 5 bells, with a south facing stair turret.
The oldest parts are the surviving 12c chancel with its Norman windows on the north side, and the 12c font. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/U96015yB73 which stands next to late medieval tiles decorated with swans, lions & fleur de lis www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7TY6V2ZU20
The tower and aisles were added later in the 14c, the chapel in the north aisle being dedicated to St. Katherine. Followed by some late 15c / early 16c fenestration and roofs.
In the chancel is a priest's door which got narrower through time www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/w005ft16fW
The roof has carved bosses and wall plate. The pillars of the westernmost bays of the north and south aisles differ in style from the others, being clustered columns instead of octagonal, and they are constructed of a different kind of stone.
The rood staircase and doorway remain, the staircase is on the north side is in the thickness of the aisle wall. A hagioscope between the south aisle and the chancel must have post-dated the roof loft stairs which still exist in a fragmentary form. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/xrr9SD07zy
There are some remains of the rood screen preserved in the belfry
On the north wall of the tower is a large undated plaster Royal Coat of Arms of King Charles www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7zDPEE6310
The porch has bosses and carved wall plates.
On the north wall of the aisle is a large monument with recumbent figure of Christopher Osmond 1631 who died a little over 5 months after the death of hi only son another Christopher who kneels at his feet www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/cv5PdD33Jo
All restored and refurbished c 1860
In the vestry are remains of an old churchyard cross.
A small c1490 brass of a man is fixed to one of the choir stalls, his provenance is unknown as he was bought in junk shop by a former rector in the early mid 20c www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Xn592G02Aq#
The registers date: baptisms, 1694; marriages, 1697; burials, 1693.
Picture with thanks - copyright Derek Harper CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4873497
Taken inside Torquay depot during its first summer season in the South, Devon General Bristol VRT 617 (UTO 832S) is still painted in the yellow ivery from when t was 3341 in Northern fleet.These Leyland engined VRT's were much loved by the DG drivers.
Church of St George, Dittisham Devon is sited at the heart of the village close to the main junction of lanes where the lane arriving from the main road splits to go either to the foot ferry or onward towards Cornworthy.
Together with the village it is built on a steeply sloping site and comprises of an aisled nave, chancel, south porch, vestry & western tower which is a landmark for boat traffic and was undoubtedly used as a navigational aid. The stone walls keep in the raised graveyard at the Lower Street end.
In 1086 Domesday times Dittisham was held by Baldwin the Sheriff and supported 12 ploughs as well possessing pasture and woodland with a lengthy list of livestock held.
It is assumed that there was an earlier Saxon building though no trace of it now remains. (In the year 755 Devon was conquered by the Saxons and a Saxon Chief settled on the banks of the River Dart. This settlement was part of the manor given by Edward the Confessor to Leofric, Bishop of Exeter, who is certain to have made sure there was a church in the settlement).
This church was replaced by a Norman one consisting of only a chancel and nave; the line of this roof can still be seen on the east wall of the tower. The list of rectors begins in 1224
In 1328 Bishop Grandisson of Exeter ordered an enquiry into the neglect of duties and of the church, which was now a ruin, by the rector, Sir Richard de Inkpenne who died soon afterwards.
The church was later restored and reconstructed between 1328 and 1333 by the next rector, Sir Richard de Gormersale and dedicated to St George by Bishop Grandisson on 4th October 1333. The bottom stage of the tower was built & the chancel enlarged and the side aisles added in late 14c / early 15c. when a two story porch was built on to the south wall with a priest’s chamber above which has a window into the church over the south door. The top stage of the west tower was also rebuilt about this time with a polygonal stair turret in the west angle. What is now the vestry on the north side of the chancel in the angle with the north aisle appears to be later than the chancel but possibly earlier than the north aisle.
Above the south door is the Royal Coat of Arms of Charles ll, granted at the time of his 1660 Restoration in gratitude to the people for their loyalty. The 12c font is Norman standing on a modern stone shaft and base. It is a solid, red sandstone bowl thought to have been buried to save it from destruction at that time, however the font cover is modern and was given by the children of the parish in 1928. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/S418yn95VL
The beautiful carved and painted stone wineglass pulpit dates from the 15c. The figures carved on it are thought to be of the saints, including St. John the Baptist.
The chancel screen is also 15c www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9SW0D6894N – the groining and canopy were beautifully restored in 1954-55 by workmen in Exeter. The painted figures were damaged by Cromwell’s men who also burnt down the rectory destroying all the books and early church registers.
The windows in the north aisle were inserted c1846, they are a memorial to two former rectors, John Hutchings (1768 to 1802) and his son, Robert Sparke Hutchings (1805 to 1827). The windows in the South Aisle are of pressed glass which is now not made. The small, richly coloured window in the north side chapel may consist of remains from the original East Window.
On the outside of the west window can be seen the heads of Elizabeth ll & her son then Prince Charles
In 1830 it was noted that remains of the rood loft had been destroyed in 1810 when the church was repaired. Also in the early 19c there was said to be a gallery under the tower arch. In 1828 the pinnacles of the tower were removed and replaced with new pinnacles in about 1846 when the church was restored and the aisle windows were replaced under the direction of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. The church was restored again in 1883 and again in 1924-5.
The tower clock was presented in 1879. The five bells were cast in 1802 by Thomas Mears of London (bells were reported in 1553).
Glenn Bennett www.google.co.uk/search?q=dittisham+church+devon&sca_...
Devon General 76 - AEC Reliance / Willowbrook in NBC red. A relatively short-lived vehicle with a service live of just 10 years.
Devon Sproule, @ The Big Session Festival, De Monfort Hall ,Leicester (June 14th 2008) © Ollie Millington.
All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal
Loads from this weekend will be uploaded soon...
You can read my review of the weekend here : www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/06/big-session-festival-...
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bickington Devon
Standing near to the fast main road from Plymouth to Exeter, it is sadly kept locked to protect it from thieves who find a quick get-away with stolen property down the valley.
It consists of nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower and south porch; vestry at east end of north aisle and boiler house at west end.
The present building was begun in 15c with north aisle added in early 16c . However the tower is earlier than this.
14c windows have been reused from the previous church in the tower and nave & chancel south walls. .revious church in the tower and nave & chancel south walls. .
All thoroughly restored in 1883-4 when the south wall, south porch, and east and west gables of north aisle were rebuilt. The architects being Ewan Christian of London for the chancel and Robert Medley Fulford of Exeter for the remainder using Devonian limestone, with granite detail for the medieval work and Ham Hill stone for the added 1883-4 detail.
The tapered 2-stage tower has a five -sided stair turret with slit windows on the south. It is finished with a stringcourse and crenellated parapet; pinnacle on each corner renewed in 1883-4.
Inside on the north wall of north aisle is a painted red and black panel flanked with C-scrolls, probably of late C17 or early C18, inscribed:"How amiable are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of hosts. My soul longeth yea even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Psalm 84.1.2"
The nave, chancel and north aisle have wagon roofs of
probably early 16c , much restored in 1883-4; www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0N9xEnK1X2
The chancel roof is said to have been wholly rebuilt. The roofs have moulded ribs with carved bosses at
the intersections. Nave and chancel have cornices of intertwined vine leaves, against which are set angels, holding shields, one at the foot of each arch-brace. In the chancel the angels' wings are unfurled, while at the west end of the nave one angel on each side seems to be on the point of unfurling his wings. The north aisle has part of a similar cornice at the west end, but without angels.
The octagonal granite font is probably late 15c / early 16c with plain plinth, shaft and bowl, -topped with a 17c wooden cover , sides carved with fruit, serpents and winged cherub-heads; this was restored in 1883-4 by Harry Hems of Exeter who also carved the chancel stalls, altar table, lectern and credence table. The stalls incorporate 6 old linenfold panels.
Monuments: on east wall of chancel, to right of window, a stone tablet of 1689, surrounded by C-scrolls and with a coat-of-arms on top; traces of red, black and gold paint.
There are several good 17c tomb slabs on floor of chancel and north aisle.
Picture with thanks - copyright Ian www.cornishchurches.com/Bickington%20Church%20Devon%20-%2...
15896 was my drive on the 2 route to Newton Abbot today.
A very quiet trip compared to normal.
13th March 2020
Church of All Saints, Lower Brixham Devon in a busy fishing village, was built by subscription, as a chapel of ease c 1819 - 20 and later constituted a perpetual curacy.
It was enlarged in 1824 after the arrival of Rev Henry Francis Lyte +++ later to be the author of the hymn "Abide with me", who attracted large crowds. The result described by his grandson was "a hideous barn-like building."
(Lyte joined the schools committee, and two months later he became its chairman. Also in 1824, Lyte established the first Sunday school in the Torbay area and created a Sailors' Sunday School. Although religious instruction was given there, the primary object of both was educating children and seamen for whom other schooling was virtually impossible. Each year Lyte organised an Annual Treat for the 800–1000 Sunday school children, which included a short religious service followed by tea and sports in the field.
He visited the fishermen in their homes and on board their ships in harbour, supplying every vessel with a Bible, and compiling songs and a manual of devotions for use at sea.
He added to his clerical income by taking resident pupils into his home, including the blind brother of Lord Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, later British prime minister.
This original church was later rebuilt between 1884-1906, possibly incorporating parts of the former structure.
Nave orientated NW-SE with 1885 east and 1892 west aisles by G Somers Clarke. Chancel with east and west chapels; additional west aisle, probably the former Lady Chapel 1900 - 06 with three stage tower at south end by J T Micklethwaite.
The nave was re-roofed in 1898.
The small entrance-porch is reached from Church Street by a long flight of stone steps. The main entrance is by a pointed-arched doorway in the tower, below 3 empty niches ;
The nave has arcade of 5 pointed arches each side; 4 similar arches opening into Lady Chapel. Chancel has 3-sided north end; chancel arch with coloured marble shafts. Cranked arched from east aisle to chancel-chapel and from chancel to both chapels; these are supported by elaborately carved corbels, those to the west chapel (which contains the organ) taking the form of angels with musical instruments. Boarded waggon-roof, with bosses, to nave. Pitched beamed roofs to aisles, that to the Lady Chapel with bosses. Open roofs with arch-braced trusses to chancel and east chancel chapel.
There are 2 fonts, one, probably early 19c from the original church, of black marble in east aisle; & a pink marble font at south end of nave, with inscription recording baptism in 1884.
The beautiful painted reredos in chancel of 1938 is by Stanley N Babb. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K3x1z61sh4
( +++ In 1817 Lyte became a curate in Marazion, Cornwall, and there met and married Anne Maxwell, daughter of a well-known Scottish-Irish family. She was 31, seven years older than her husband and a "keen Methodist." Furthermore, she "could not match her husband's good looks and personal charm." Nevertheless, the marriage was happy and successful. Anne eventually made Lyte's situation more comfortable by contributing her family fortune, and she was an excellent manager of the house and finances. They had two daughters and three sons, one of whom was the chemist and photographer Farnham Maxwell-Lyte. A grandson was the well known historian Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell-Lyte.
From 1820 to 1822 the Lytes lived in Sway, Hampshire. Itself only five miles (8 km) from the sea, the house in Sway was the only one the couple shared during their marriage that was neither on a river or by the sea. At Sway Lyte lost a month-old daughter and wrote his first book, later published as Tales In Verse Illustrative of the Several Petitions of the Lord's Prayer (1826). In 1822 the Lytes moved to Dittisham, Devon, on the River Dart and then, after Lyte had regained some measure of health, to the small parish of Charleton
In poor health throughout his life, Lyte suffered various respiratory illnesses and often visited continental Europe in attempts to check their progress. In 1835 Lyte sought appointment as the vicar of Crediton but was rejected because of his increasingly debilitating asthma and bronchitis. In 1839, when only 46, Lyte wrote a poem entitled "Declining Days." Lyte also grew discouraged when numbers of his congregation (including in 1846, nearly his entire choir) left him for Dissenter congregations, especially the Plymouth Brethren, after Lyte expressed High Church sympathies and leaned towards the Oxford Movement.
By the 1840s, Lyte was spending much of his time in the warmer climates of France and Italy, making written suggestions about the conduct of his family's financial affairs after his death. When his daughter was married to his senior curate, Lyte did not perform the ceremony. Lyte complained of weakness and incessant coughing spasms, and he mentions medical treatments of blistering, bleeding, calomel, tartar emetic, and "large doses" of Prussic acid.[ ! ! )
Lyte spent the summer of 1847 at Berry Head then, after one final sermon to his congregation on the subject of the Holy Communion, he left again for Italy. He died on 20 November 1847 at the age of 54, in the city of Nice, at that time in the Kingdom of Sardinia, where he was buried. flic.kr/p/fgANsG His last words were "Peace! Joy! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Francis_Lyte )