Church of St Mary Steps, Exeter

St Mary Steps, Exeter
Parish Church of St Mary Steps
Church Front
St Mary Steps, Exeter Shown in Exeter
50°43′12″N3°32′05″W / 50.719919°N 3.534689°W / 50.719919; -3.534689
Location	Exeter
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.heavitreeparish.co.uk/churches/st-marys-steps/
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I Listed
Designated	29 January 1953
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Exeter
Archdeaconry	Exeter
Deanery	Christianity
Benefice	Heavitree and St Mary Steps
Parish	St Mary Steps, Exeter

The Church of St Mary Steps is a Grade I Listed ^[1] church in the city of Exeter, England.

History

Oil on canvas townscape ‘The Church of St Mary Steps, Exeter’, c.1886. The painting depicts the church with old residential town buildings surrounding it. The church is one of the oldest in Exeter, dating back to the medieval period.

The church dates from about 1150 and was rebuilt in the 15th century. ^[2] It was formerly by the west gate of the city. ^[3]

In the late 19th century the church was restored by the architect Edward Ashworth. ^[1]

In 1961, The House That Moved was moved from its former location to opposite the church.

Benefice of Heavitree and St Mary Steps

Parishes within the benefice:

• Heavitree (St Michael and All Angels) with St Lawrence and St Paul
• St Mary Steps

The clock (also seen above, painted red)

References

1. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY STEPS, Exeter (1224263)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 December 2019.
2. "St Marys Steps". Heavitree Parish. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 150

Further reading

• Nicholas Orme The Churches of Medieval Exeter. Exeter: Impress Books, 2014; pp. 137 & 139