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A London-bound HST approaching Nats Lane bridge, Cornwood, Devon, on on Saturday 25th September 2010
Wall memorial: "To the memory of Lt Col. Hugh Leonard Acland Troyte, killed at St Venant, France 17th April 1918. This tablet is erected by the officers, W.O's, NCO's and Men of the 1st, 4th Battn. Devonshire Regt, which he commanded in India and Mesopotamia"
- Church of St Michael & All Angels, Bampton Devon
Picture with thanks - copyright www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25245
Edited in Photomatix using 3 Raw photos, shot on a Canon EOS 350D and a Canon 50mm 1.8
Any comments are welcome! I'm pretty new to HDR and these are one of my first shots using this technique
Church of St Andrew, East Allington Devon has probably 13c origins and had only a nave and chancel
The building appears to have been enlarged in the 14c by the addition of a north aisle and possibly the west tower. However the tower might have been largely rebuilt in the early 16c when the whole church was remodelled and enlarged with a south aisle & chapel and integral porch.
It now consists of a three stage west tower, nave and chancel in one, 5-bay, north and south aisles, The south aisle has a west bay occupied by an integral porch with a stair turret at the west end in the angle with the tower, which gives access to a chamber over the porch. The rood stair turret is on the north side.
The church was restored & refurbished by William Cubitt and reopened in 1875
The 1547 finely carved dark oak rood screen spanning across the nave and aisles is largely complete but the canopy is missing; It has the arms of the Fortescues and other families who intermarried with them. One of the carved bench ends fixed to the base is dated 1633. One bay of the south parclose screen survives. The north parclose is 20c but incorporates fragments of old tracery. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/m979FTA707
The base and panels of the pulpit are 16c with Gothic foliage between the panels which have canopied niches The body bears Tudor characteristics; the billeted cornice round the top is Jacobean, and was probably added later. On the panels are carved the Prince of Wales' feathers, the harp, portcullis, rose, thistle, fleur-de-lis, unicorn and lion; there are also shields bearing the arms of the Fortescue family. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/e4Zg437440
The chancel has monuments to the 18c Wells family. The south chapel and aisle has many to the Fortescue lords of the manor from 16c to 19c. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2E51978WD3
Most of the windows have 19c plain glass with red borders but there is a small fragment of Medieval glass surviving in one of the north chapel windows. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7s7o02JUDQ www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/k9JDmE055k www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K715aG0g40
The tower has 6 bells, four of which were cast in 1723, one in 1861, and one in 1908.
The registers date: baptisms, 1554; marriages, 1555; burials, 1554.
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Dawlish Warren station. Annie and I walked from Starcross back to Dawlish Warren station via Cockwood, which was a lovely walk through the countryside.
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin, Devon
The village consists principally of one single long street which runs 2 miles between the valley head down to the sea and there is evidence of Iron Age occupation including the nearby Newberry Castle fort.
The name "Combe" is Old English for "wooded valley" with Martin added from that family who held the the village as feudal barons of Barnstaple following the marriage of Nicholas FitzMartin (d.1260) to heiress Maud de Tracy
There are several disused silver mines on the eastern ridge and evidence of tunnels can still be seen, as well as the remains of a wheelhouse used to lift ore from the mine. Items in the Crown Jewels are made from Combe Martin silver and a large part of the war expenses of Edward III and Henry V were paid for by the sale of silver mined here. It also financed the rood screen
The church consists of chancel, nave, north and south transepts, north aisle, north and south porches, and west tower. Possibly built on the site of a Saxon church, the rebuild was probably originally cruciform, the earlier north transept being removed later when a north aisle was added
Built with stone rubble with ashlar dressings and with a dressed stone façade to the south porch, the structure was constructed in the Early English style with 13c materials surviving in the south transept and on the south side of the chancel and nave. The first listed rector is of 1309.
The Impressively tall four stage west tower was begun in the reign of Henry II [1154-1189], and completed later in early 15c ; 99 feet in height to the battlement. It has a clock and the 8 bells were recast by Taylor of Oxford in 1827 and by Mears and Stainbank of London in 1922.
Also in early 15c the north chancel chapel & north porch were added followed in late 15c / early 16c by the addition of the rebuilt north transept.
The south porch was rebuilt 1725. It has a slate sundial above dated 1753. flic.kr/p/cCTiu3
Restorations took place in 1858 and 1881.
Over the west window of the tower is a figure of Christ and on the south buttress is a niche with a representation of the Trinity, the north buttress has a figure of St. Michael slaying the Dragon. On the south side of the tower is a niche with a figure of a bishop, possibly St. Peter. An animal figure on abuttress of south side supports a shield with 3 lions passant, the royal arms from Richard i to 1340 before Edward iii added the fleur-de-lys.
The 15c rood screen its doors, but the groining and cornices have been removed. In 1727 the churchwardens substituted a cornice of plaster for the original one of wood with their initials and date of the work recorded on the front of the screen — the model taken seems to have been that of an ordinary sitting-room ceiling cornice, and the effect has been described as "truly awful "— However it is redeemed in the lower panels with images of saints and the pier casing retains some fine canopy work. . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/PB48484Dwp
The parclose screen between the chancel & north (chantry) chapel is carved in Spanish chestnut dates to c 1333 when the chapel was added www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Z26hU4663m
The 15c font bears the remains of colouring; . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/o8964z1Q21
in the chancel south west window survives a medieval fragment of a seraph with wheel below www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/BS4M1p3wV5
Also In the chancel is a bishop's chair, carved with grapes and corn, , again of Spanish mahogany and is thought to be c1500.
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In the vestry is an old oak chest with the usual 3 key holes for the 3 keys which, according to the old injunction of Elizabeth l were to be held by the vicar and churchwardens.
The registers date: baptisms, 1671; marriages, 1680; burials, 1679.
Lewis Clarke CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6767693