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.
North Devon
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Basics
Its age probably goes back to Pre-Saxon times, especially as its original patron saint was a Celtic one called John.
Instow Church of St John the Baptist Description
The inside has been well partied up by renovators, that screen is early twentieth century, the whole is now a pleasing combination
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.
West Down Church of St Calixtus Basics
A simple and powerful church, and unusually for Devon most of it dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
West Down Church of St Calixtus Description
And this church is old too, its shape has been almost unaltered since the 13th century, though the north transept might be 14th
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.
Parracombe Christ Church Basics
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.
Parracombe Christ Church Description
It is a well-proportioned Victorian church set on a hillside with beautiful views, loved by the parish and everybody else.
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.
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Basics
A major north Devon parish church with a fine tower, a very unusual medieval chancel roof, and many another treasure inside.
Bishop’s Nympton Church of St Mary Description
The nave is lovely bare stone with soft honey pews covered by a billowing cloud of a ceiling. A wonderful peace to wander into.
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.
Marwood church of St Michael Basics
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.
Marwood church of St Michael Description
The structure of the church is a delight. The foliage carved capitals, the space, the chipped stonework, all these are worthy of our time…
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.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Basics
There is an astounding survivor of Norman south door, with beakheads and chevrons, and finely carved capitals to its embracing columns.
Woolfardisworthy Church of All Hallows Description
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.
Braunton Church of St Brannock Description
A glorious church with a Norman south tower and a striking spire, fascinating medieval benchends and roofbosses, and a very impressive interior.
Braunton Church of St Brannock Basics
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.
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.