St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead

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St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead
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St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead
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St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead
Location within Devon
50°39′40.1″N3°45′44.5″W / 50.661139°N 3.762361°W / 50.661139; -3.762361
Location Moretonhampstead
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication Saint Andrew
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed [1]
Designated23 August 1955
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Exeter
Archdeaconry Totnes
Deanery Moreton [2]
Parish Moretonhampstead

St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Moretonhampstead, Devon. [3]

Contents

History

The church comprises an early 15th century tower, with a late 15th century nave and aisles.

In 1856–57, the church was re-pewed. The north side was started in October 1856 [4] and the south side completed shortly afterwards. The medieval chancel screen was reportedly in a poor condition and removed.

A further restoration was carried out between 1904 and 1905. The chancel was lengthened by 9 feet (2.7 m) to make room for an organ which was the gift of Mr Tilby of Teignmouth in memory of his wife. A stained glass window was added to the chancel in memory of William Henry Smith. A new chancel screen was erected to a similar design to that removed in 1856. All of the seating was replaced with oak pews. The wooden flooring in the aisles was replaced with Minton tiling. The old gallery at the west end of the church was removed, and the roof replaced by an oak wagon roof. The walls of the church had the plaster removed, and central heating was installed. The new altar was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter on 6 April 1905. [5]

Rectors

  • 1276 Robert de Cumbe I
  • 1298 Robert de Cumbe II
  • 1303 Edmund de Burgo
  • 1309 Philip de Valletort
  • 1362 Richard Holewill
  • 1381 John Colyer
  • 1381 Henry Brokeland
  • 1404 William Bruter
  • 1416 Richard Penels
  • 1419 Thomas Byrd
  • 1438 Walter Colles
  • 1453 Peter Courtenay
  • 1456 John Combe
  • 1459 Roger Keys
  • 1459 John Combe
  • 1478 Thomas Beke
  • 1491 Thomas Combe
  • 1499 Christopher Speke
  • 1502 John Wenman
  • 1504 Thomas Haydon
  • 1519 John Rogland
  • 1526 Richard Parker
  • 1539 Thomas Parker
  • 1544 John Lyb
  • 1560 Robert James
  • 1581 Nicholas Marston
  • 1624 Francis Whiddon
  • 1656 Robert Woolcombe
  • 1663 Robert Manly
  • 1672 Lewis Sharpe
  • 1696 Matthew Atwell
  • 1721 Joseph Shebbeare
  • 1735 James Fynes
  • 1774 Thomas Clack
  • 1508 George Crowther
  • 1807 William Charles Clack
  • 1865 William Courtenay Clack
  • 1901 Stanley Daws Dewey
  • 1927 Matthew Graham Leadbitter
  • 1956 Anthony Derwent Coleridge
  • 1968 John Anthony Benton
  • 1974 Roland Denys Peek
  • 1985 John H. Heath
  • ???? Simon Franklin

Organ

The organ of 1905 Pipe organ in Moretonhampstead parish church.jpg
The organ of 1905

The organ was installed by Hele & Co of Plymouth in 1905 at a cost of £800 given in memory of Pauline Eugenie Tilby. The organ was opened on Thursday 15 June 1905 by Daniel Joseph Wood, organist of Exeter Cathedral. [6] An electric blower was fitted in 1946.

It now comprises 3 manuals and 34 speaking stops. A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

Organists

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 8 bells [15] cast by Gillett & Johnston in 1922. They were dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter on 1 December 1922.

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade I) (1334222)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Moretonhampstead". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1952). The Buildings of England. South Devon. Penguin Books. p. 208.
  4. ↑ "Morehamptstead. Repair of the Parish Church". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 11 October 1856. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Morehamptstead Church Restoration. Reopening services by the Bishop of Exeter". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 7 April 1905. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Morehamptstead. Dedication of a new organ". Western Times. England. 23 June 1905. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "NPOR [N10496]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Moretonhampstead". Western Times. England. 21 February 1868. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Moretonhampstead". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams. England. 18 January 1876. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  13. ↑ "Presentation to Organist at Morehamptstead". Western Times. England. 30 May 1916. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Gift to Morehamptstead Church Organist". Western Morning News. England. 13 May 1932. Retrieved 29 September 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Moretonhampstead S Andrew". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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