Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Gallery
Stoke Fleming is in a beautiful position on a coastal hill, and its tower was used for centuries as a look out…
South Devon
Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Basics
Stoke Fleming is in a beautiful position on a coastal hill, and its tower was used for centuries as a look out…
Stoke Fleming Church of St Peter Description
An old church this, sitting on its hill commanding marvellous sea views. The present structure was built in the thirteenth century…
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Gallery
Trusham church is a real delicacy perched on a hilltop in a pretty little South Devon village at the entrance to the Teign Valley.
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Basics
Trusham church is a real delicacy perched on a hilltop in a pretty little South Devon village at the entrance to the Teign Valley.
Trusham Church of Saint Michael Description
Small as it is, the church is the oldest attested in the Teign Valley, held by the Abbey of Buckfast in the Domesday Book…
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Gallery
Bovey Tracey church is a delight to visit, not least because of its very pretty position on the edge of the town.
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Basics
Bovey Tracey church is a delight to visit, not least because of its very pretty position on the edge of the town.
Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Description
A large space, beautifully lit, with fine pillars and a rood screen beckoning. The north side has two aisles, the outer one was added in 1858.
Churchstow Church of St Mary Gallery
Churchstow church is a deceptively simple church, well worth a close look. Its position for one, set on a local high point…
Churchstow Church of St Mary Basics
Churchstow church is a deceptively simple church, well worth a close look. Its position for one, set on a local high point…
Churchstow Church of St Mary Description
Most of the roads leading to Churchstow church rise so gradually that its positioning on top of the world is a shock…
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Gallery
Ipplepen is a major South Devon church with Norman origins and a 15th century rebuild, and a some stunning treasures inside.
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Basics
Ipplepen is a major South Devon church with Norman origins and a 15th century rebuild, and a some stunning treasures inside.
Ipplepen Church of St Andrew Description
Mainly fifteenth century but goes backaways, as the Norman priest’s door shows and inside is a fine mixture of light and South Devon red stone
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…
Malborough Church of All Saints Basics
Inside the first impression is of light and space, a big church with minimal stained glass, and then the graceful beerstone arches…
Malborough Church of All Saints Description
WIth a spacious interior, medieval textiles, and lovely stained glass this church does justice to its beautiful coastal parish.
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.
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Basics
The present church is mainly 15th century in a grand position on a hillside overlooking the pretty village.
South Pool Church of St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac Description
It is a big church inside as well, light and airy with plenty of echoes. The nave and chancel, seem to be 14th century the rest 15th.
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,
East Allington Church of St Andrew Basics
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,
East Allington Church of St Andrew Description
A beautiful South Devon church, with the traditional big angular buttresses and that grey slate stone, half buried in the side of the hill
Modbury Church of St George Basics
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
Modbury Church of St George Gallery
A lot of 14th century work in this lovely church, with beautiful subtle windows, effigies and great architecture.
Modbury Church of St George Description
A beautiful 14th century church full of light and subtle windows, with plenty of pretty to keep us entranced, not least the wonderful pulpit.
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Basics
There is a fine, stately interior, helped enormously by the flood of light through the page, clear windows.
Ermington Church of St Peter and St Paul Description
Ermington church is magnificent, with a 13th century tower, 14th century spire and artful additions at various points thereafter.
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.
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.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Basics
It is a traditional moorland church, granite on granite on granite and all the better for that, set in a magical churchyard.
North Bovey Church of St John the Baptist Description
Inside simplicity dominates, but not plainness, definitely not that; simple stone, simple medieval screen, simple benchends, simple roofboss…
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…
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Basics
A wonderful light-filled church on the edge of the Dart estuary, with near-clear large windows catching the gorgeous northern light…
Cornworthy Church of St Peter Description
Light, elegance and grace flood this House of Prayer, filling every corner and spilling back into the sky… and what a sky; a luminosity…
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
Torbryan Church of the Holy Trinity Basics
It is a beauty, a rare example of a Perpendicular church built seamlessly just in a space of twenty years (1450-1470 since you asked).
Torbryan Church of The Holy Trinity Description
The arcades flow up from the box pews with exquisitely carved capitals and bear the high ceilings with consummate grace…
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.
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Basics
The inside is bare, stripped of nearly all its finery centuries ago, the operative word being ‘nearly’ here, because there is plenty of treasure still left.
Holne Church of St Mary the Virgin Description
The church is built from granite, as we would expect for a Dartmoor church, roughly shaped stones like the field walls streaming over the countryside.
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.
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Basics
A striking church perched above the main village street near some of the best south Devon beaches, Thurlestone well repays a leisurely visit.
Thurlestone Church of All Saints Description
Stunning stained glass, beautiful woodwork, a red Norman font and an atmosphere of peace and care, Thurlestone is a wonderful church down in South Devon.