Mortehoe Church of St Mary Magdalene Gallery
Inside the first impression is of light and space, a big church with minimal stained glass, and then the graceful beerstone arches…
Galleries
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.
Malborough Church of All Saints Gallery
Inside the first impression is of light and space, a big church with minimal stained glass, and then the graceful beerstone arches…
Manaton Church of St Winifred Gallery
Quite a charmer this one, the village almost as good as the church up here high on Dartmoor. Inside there is so much fine work to play with.
Brentor Christ Church Gallery
The interior is modest and enchanting, bare stone walls, a beautiful set of Victorian stained glass windows and 1930s oak furniture
East Budleigh Church of All Saints Gallery
A real star this one, With a beautiful red stone exterior set in a lush churchyard and a deep history connected with Sir Walter Raleigh
Knowstone Church of St Peter Gallery
The interior space is unusual, and goodly so. The Gothic arcade was replaced in the 19th century with classical pillars.
Ashton Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
It is difficult to describe the wonder and magic in this church, there are not many like it in Devon, let alone the country.
Marystow Church of St Mary The Virgin Gallery
A delicious church on the outside with some beautiful art inside, surrounded by a lush landscape. Just perfect.
Burrington Church of the Holy Trinity Gallery
With a rare north tower and some good original windows Burrington church is a delight, and on the the inside it gets better.
Bradford Church of All Saints Gallery
A modest little ancient church tucked away in the West Devon countryside, with some true delights as ever, from a Norman doorway onwards
Molland Church of St Mary Gallery
An extraordinary church set on a beautiful hillside between the Exmoor high moorlands and the fertile Devon valleys.
Hemyock Church of St Mary Gallery
A fascinating church way up in North East Devon, with a striking interior and a real puzzle of a structural history.
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Gallery
The present church is mainly 15th century in a grand position on a hillside overlooking the pretty village.
Kennerleigh Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
A lovely little country church in a lovely little parish. Its history goes back to a 1300s chapel of ease dedicated to St Clement
Sheepstor Church of St Leonard Gallery
Such a glorious Dartmoor church, granite through and through, a fantastic tower, well carved doorways, medieval granite windows…
Rackenford Church of All Saints Gallery
A quiet church in a very rural parish, the outside is a combination of lime-washed render and Devon red stone. Very charming.
Bridford Church of St Thomas A Becket Gallery
The situation alone is worthy of admiration, to drag stones up so many hills and then build such a marvellous granite church is a wonder.
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
Its age probably goes back to Pre-Saxon times, especially as its original patron saint was a Celtic one called John.
West Worlington Church of St Mary Gallery
West Worlington church is in a beautiful position in its own hidden churchyard overlooking a deeply rural valley.
Langtree Church of All Saints Gallery
Langtree church is peaceful place tucked away on a hillside in North West Devon. Very pretty position for sure.
Kentisbeare Church of St Mary Gallery
A major church with rood screen, west gallery and other treasures filling it with beauty and interest. The outside stone work is a delight too.
Widworthy Church of St Cuthbert Gallery
A fourteenth century church, very beautifully kept and very original, sitting away from the main village in its own little area of peace.
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
East Allington Church of St Andrew Gallery
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,
West Down Church of St Calixtus Gallery
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
Stoodleigh Church of St Margaret Gallery
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…
Modbury Church of St George Gallery
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
Coldridge Church of St Matthew Gallery
An outstanding church with medieval wood carving to die for. The rood screen and pulpit alone are worth a journey.
Cookbury Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees Gallery
The only parish church dedicated to the Seven Maccabees in the country, and a very unusual church for Devon as well.
Gittisham Church of St Michael Gallery
A major East Devon church this, renowned for the quality of its eighteenth century interior and the other goodies inside.
Parracombe Christ Church Gallery
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.
Luffincott Church of St James Gallery
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 of St. Mary The Virgin Gallery
Throwleigh church is a beautiful moorland granite church with an elegant tower and one of the best priest’s doors in Devon
Holcombe Burnell Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
A beautiful position not far from Exeter, tucked away down a dead end lane, the glories of this church are stunning
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Gallery
There is a fine, stately interior, helped enormously by the flood of light through the page, clear windows.
Chevithorne Church of St Thomas Gallery
It was designed by the one of the best Victorian church architects of his generation, it is still almost exactly as he intended
Sampford Courtenay Church of St Andrew Gallery
A stunning church this one, both inside and outside as well as a powerful connection to the 16th century Prayer Book Rebellion.
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Gallery
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
Thrushelton Church of St George Gallery
A delightful and truly atmospheric church, simple, modest, powerful… set in one of the prettiest churchyards in Devon.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Gallery
It is a traditional moorland church, granite on granite on granite and all the better for that, set in a magical churchyard.
Marwood church of St Michael Gallery
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.
Little Torrington Church of St Giles Gallery
A sweet little church, Little Torrington St Giles sits in a pretty village with a marvellous church gate and a peaceful churchyard.
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Gallery
A wonderful light-filled church on the edge of the Dart estuary, with near-clear large windows catching the gorgeous northern light…
Offwell Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gallery
Enter, ferret around a tad, and it has some truly wonderful gems, stained glass, carvings, paintings, stonework, all treasures indeed
Bradstone Church of St Nonna Gallery
A little marvel hidden away deep in rural West Devon, one of most unvisited areas of the county. So well cared for too.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Gallery
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
Huish Church of St James the Less Gallery
It was designed by GE Street, one of the leading Victorian church architects. He was good, very, very good.
Torbryan Church of The Holy Trinity Gallery
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
Dalwood Church of St Peter Gallery
A lovely simple 15th century church majorly restored inside in the19th century. The church has a beautiful, well-loved atmosphere.
Uffculme Church of St Mary Gallery
This pretty little town church was extensively renovated by the Victorians, and the outside shows this. It looks wonderful in its flower-decked churchyard.
Loxbeare Church of St Michael and All Angels Gallery
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.
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Gallery
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.
Gidleigh Church of the Holy Trinity Gallery
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…
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Gallery
One of the best 20th century collections of glass in Devon, atmosphere, woodwork, roofbosses, a great tower and newly renovated, Thurlestone is a beauty.
Broadwoodwidger church of St Nicholas Gallery
Benchends, rood screen and charming 1960’s roofbosses not to mention many other delights, Broadwoodwidger church totally repays an hour or so of curiosity.
Braunton Church of St Brannock Gallery
St Brannock founded a church here around 600 AD and the present medieval one is a beauty, full of great carving and luminous atmosphere.
Virginstowe Church of St Brigid Gallery
A delightfully simple Victorian church deep in the lush West Devon countryside, Virginstowe is a timeless place where an hour turns into an afternoon.