Halwill Church of St Peter and St James Gallery
A very gentle and peaceful church, beautifully rebuilt in the 1870s, full of soft light and quiet peace and some beautiful treasures
A beautiful gallery of photos from each Devon Church, showing their beauty and history. A must see for lovers of art, bygone days and ancient faith.
A very gentle and peaceful church, beautifully rebuilt in the 1870s, full of soft light and quiet peace and some beautiful treasures
A lovely south Devon church with a fine tower and vgood stonework on the exterior. The wood carving alone makes this a church worth visiting,
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
The ivy clad red tower is the first sight of this church, and it is a beaut, bringing to mind princesses and fairy tale romance. But inside…
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
An outstanding church with medieval wood carving to die for. The rood screen and pulpit alone are worth a journey.
The only parish church dedicated to the Seven Maccabees in the country, and a very unusual church for Devon as well.
A major East Devon church this, renowned for the quality of its eighteenth century interior and the other goodies inside.
Inside it is a beauty of pale colours and off white limestone. The colouring alone is worth a visit; then the architecture, it is excellent.
The nave and chancel are one, and the side windows are clear glass, so the light is very special and the colours are fascinating.
Throwleigh church is a beautiful moorland granite church with an elegant tower and one of the best priest’s doors in Devon
A beautiful position not far from Exeter, tucked away down a dead end lane, the glories of this church are stunning
There is a fine, stately interior, helped enormously by the flood of light through the page, clear windows.
It was designed by the one of the best Victorian church architects of his generation, it is still almost exactly as he intended
A stunning church this one, both inside and outside as well as a powerful connection to the 16th century Prayer Book Rebellion.
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
A delightful and truly atmospheric church, simple, modest, powerful… set in one of the prettiest churchyards in Devon.
It is a traditional moorland church, granite on granite on granite and all the better for that, set in a magical churchyard.
A well built church nestling in the trees at the end of a dead end road, Marwood is one of the more famous North Devon churches.
A sweet little church, Little Torrington St Giles sits in a pretty village with a marvellous church gate and a peaceful churchyard.
A wonderful light-filled church on the edge of the Dart estuary, with near-clear large windows catching the gorgeous northern light…
Enter, ferret around a tad, and it has some truly wonderful gems, stained glass, carvings, paintings, stonework, all treasures indeed
A little marvel hidden away deep in rural West Devon, one of most unvisited areas of the county. So well cared for too.
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
It was designed by GE Street, one of the leading Victorian church architects. He was good, very, very good.
Torbryan church is a marvel. It is very rare to meet a church built from the ground up in only 20 years in the 1400s
A lovely simple 15th century church majorly restored inside in the19th century. The church has a beautiful, well-loved atmosphere.
This pretty little town church was extensively renovated by the Victorians, and the outside shows this. It looks wonderful in its flower-decked churchyard.
A small parish in north-east Devon, a minor note in the grand symphony of Devon churches but, like all minor notes, a dollop of beauty that would be missed if not here.
This little old granite church way up in the clouds with a marvellous medieval roodscreen and an even more wondrous medieval pulpit, plus more treasures.
part of the deep history of England. Alfred the Great, the father of the nation, owned it and left it in his will to his youngest son Ethelward…
One of the best 20th century collections of glass in Devon, atmosphere, woodwork, roofbosses, a great tower and newly renovated, Thurlestone is a beauty.
Benchends, rood screen and charming 1960’s roofbosses not to mention many other delights, Broadwoodwidger church totally repays an hour or so of curiosity.
St Brannock founded a church here around 600 AD and the present medieval one is a beauty, full of great carving and luminous atmosphere.
A delightfully simple Victorian church deep in the lush West Devon countryside, Virginstowe is a timeless place where an hour turns into an afternoon.