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.
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
And this church is old too, its shape has been almost unaltered since the 13th century, though the north transept might be 14th
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.
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.
It is a well-proportioned Victorian church set on a hillside with beautiful views, loved by the parish and everybody else.
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
The nave is lovely bare stone with soft honey pews covered by a billowing cloud of a ceiling. A wonderful peace to wander into.
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 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.
The structure of the church is a delight. The foliage carved capitals, the space, the chipped stonework, all these are worthy of our time…
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
Inside is delightfully sparse, we can see the bare bones of the church, like the rock strata in the local cliffs, and looking closely the details start to come together until we gasp in love.
A glorious church with a Norman south tower and a striking spire, fascinating medieval benchends and roofbosses, and a very impressive interior.
A major Devon church, perched on the edge of the ocean between the hills and the dunes, founded by Saint Brannock back in around 600 AD.
St Brannock founded a church here around 600 AD and the present medieval one is a beauty, full of great carving and luminous atmosphere.