Parish church. C13 largely rebuilt in C15, repaired in 1844 and restored in 1870.
Built largely of coursed dressed blocks of the local Soar stone which is a kind of
slate. The tower and spire are rendered and likely to be of different
construction being considerably earlier in date. All dressings are of granite or
restored in freestone. Gable ended slate roofs with decorative C19 ridge-tiles.
Plan: nave, north and south aisles and chapels (which extend full length of nave
and chancel), south porch, west tower and vestry to north of north chapel. The
earliest feature of the church is its C12 font, some C13 fabric survives in the
chancel but it is mainly the tower and spire which constitute the pre-
Perpendicular fabric of the church. The nave, aisles, chapels and porch date from
a rebuilding in the circa late C15. The date of the vestry to the north of the
church is uncertain; with its mullion windows and crenellated walls it appears to
be C17 but might have been built later, re-using old materials. In 1844 the nave
was repaired and in 1870 a thorough restoration took place, including a renewal of
the roofs and seating.
The steeple can be seen for many miles, and on a clear day Dartmoor can be seen as well as the estuary heading up to Kingsbridge and South Pool.
There is a small amount of parking with I have given the co-ordinates for, however a large free car park is available only a five minute walk away, I have listed this as alternative parking. Once you have the final co-ordinates, Please do not attempt to park on the main road, it is very busy through road to Salcombe, please use the an ALTERNATIVE car park.
Now for the numbers
How many locks are in the main door = A
Looking at the church head to your left and find the grave of Nicolas Friend
February 12th 1877 age BC
Looking north, within the churchyard, have a seat and count the number of smaller uprights (hopefully it is a clear day and you can enjoy the view) = DE
N50 14.(C+A)(D+A)(C+D) W003 48.(E-A)(B+D) B
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If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”