Harford Devon : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Harford Devon / jmc4 - Church Explorer
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| 説明 | Church of St. Petroc, Harford Devon - sited away from habitation in Dartmoor, is built of granite & dates from late 15c / early 16c (The tower may be earlier) - In c1555 the dedication was to St George the Martyr which remained until the 18c. It comprises of a continuous nave & chancel , south aisle with, its chapel altar aligned with the chancel through a squint, north transept, south porch, & two stage west tower topped with battlements and obelisk pinnacles,Saxons are thought to have worshipped on this site , their church probably replaced by a stone Norman one - the first known rector was instituted in 1262. In 1552 there were 3 bells recorded. The treble possibly cast at Exeter in 1400 and carries the inscription “NOTEORIA” (which apparently defies translation) Another of the same date is inscribed “INNOMINE PATRIS” (In the name of the Father) which in 1963, was donated to St. Paul’s Church at Efford. The third Tenor bell cast in 1686 by Mordecai Cockey in Totnes reads “Thomas Williams Esquire Churchwarden 1686. Mordecai cast me in Totnes,” is still rung for services. In the chancel is a tomb chest with the brass figure of Thomas Williams 1566 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3bnth1ZmpQ who was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1563 and born at Stowford House nearby Also a resident of Stowford was John Prideaux 1593 whose painted figure on brass, kneels with his wife Agnes & family www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/50b6pt946p on a monument placed in 1639 by his 4th son who became Bishop of Worcester. By 1859 William Cotton from Ivybridge described the building as being; “in a very bad state of disrepair, with green mould struggling everywhere against sickly white wash.” In 1875 "repairs had being going on for some time" with the porch described as "badly repaired" That same year a restoration program included the roof being re-slated and the porch rebuilt. Later the north vestry and the organ chamber were added. The church was closed in July 1878 for a more intense restoration under Plymouth architect H Elliott, and reopened on the 28th of January 1879 by the Bishop of Exeter The Western Morning News reported “The transformation is now complete, and one would scarcely recognise the dull uncomfortable little church of the early part of last year in the handsome place of worship which yesterday opened. The old high-box pews of former years have been removed, and new seats of pitch-pine substituted. The whole of the floor of the church has been excavated and covered with concrete, and the aisles, &c., laid with tiles. The whitewashed walls have been scraped and re-plastered, and the timbers of the internal portions of the roof – some of which were very rotten – have also been renewed. The tower has been extensively repaired, and many minor details have received attention, besides which a very complete heating system has been supplied. The total cost will probably be about £800. The efforts of Mr. Elliot to render the restoration as complete as possible received warm appreciation from all concerned, and the contractors Messrs. Cornish & Dyer of Ivybridge also received their due share of the praise. The church will seat 200 persons, and although the nearest churches are at Ivybridge and Cornwood, the district is so thinly populated that the accommodation will be ample… The Bishop afterwards consecrated an addition of about a perch of land to the burial ground immediately in front of the church, given by Mr. James. J. MacAndrew +++ .”)In the June of 1879 rumours abounded that in addition to the previous work there were also plans to plaster the exterior of the church tower. One disgruntled correspondent to the Western Morning News strongly complained that; “This tower is the most interesting part of the building – it has stood for centuries as left by its original builders – and surely the atmosphere is no damper now that it has been for ages past. Why, therefore, deface and conceal with stucco what was intended to be exposed. I trust that the rumour is incorrect, and that it is only intended to rake out and repoint the points of the masonry.” The altar, communion rails and chairs were presented to the church in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897c 1920 / 1921 the east window www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/mX9t7kWy7R was installed in memory of James J MacAndrew www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/89G5SqB88m +++ who had help with the cost & the old pitch pine pulpit and pews installed in 1878 were sold to to a parish in Wales . These were replaced in oak carved by Violet Pinwell pinwillsisters.org.uk/gallery/?doing_wp_cron=1655892349.2... funded by Minnie Pitts Eden in memory of her husband and only son www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/v63L6Scnm3Further restoration to the interior in 1969 and in 1977-8 kept the building in good state of repair despite damp and water seepage in the towerA very crude font, thought to be Anglo Saxon, found in the vicarage garden is now on display along with 2 bells . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6CpHL57LV7 copyright Derek Harper CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2617121 |
| 撮影日 | 2022-07-12 20:04:01 |
| 撮影者 | jmc4 - Church Explorer |
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| 撮影地 | South Hams District, England, UK 地図 |