St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock

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St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock
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St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock
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St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock
Location within Devon
50°32′58.7″N4°8′40.1″W / 50.549639°N 4.144472°W / 50.549639; -4.144472
Location5A Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8AU
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Roman Catholic
History
Dedication Saint Eustace
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed [1]
Designated7 September 1951
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Exeter
Archdeaconry Plymouth
Deanery Tavistock [2]
Parish Tavistock

St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Tavistock, Devon. [3]

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History

The church was established on this site as early as 1193 but certainly by 1265. Abbot Robert Champeaux of Tavistock Abbey rebuilt it in 1318. There was further building work in 1352 and 1380.

It was largely rebuilt in the 15th century when a new chancel was added at the east end. The south aisle was added between 1445 and 1447 as a bequest from Constance Coffyn.

There was a major restoration between 1844 and 1845 by the architect John Hayward when the Caen stone pulpit by Knight of Exeter, a new reading desk, an oak organ screen and carved pew ends were added. The gallery was removed. A new organ bay in the north aisle was added, along with vestries south of the chancel. It reopened for worship on 26 June 1845. [4]

In 1896 the font was moved to the west end of the south aisle.

Another restoration was undertaken in 1902–03. The choir stalls were removed from the chancel and new marble flooring was installed. The nave and aisles were re-floored and the roofs were overhauled when rubs and wall plates were made good, and new figures of angels restored to the positions occupied previously by similar figures. New brass lighting pendants were suspended from the roof and the seating was re-spaced. The contractor was J.A. Dennis of Tavistock, and the architect George Fellowes Prynne. [5]

The new reredos with riddels (curtains) to the design of A.S. Parker was carved by J.R. Hunt and dedicated on 19 May 1929. [6]

Vicars

Organ

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The organ case

The first mention of an organ is in 1538/9 when it was noted that repairs were needed. By the 1790s there was a barrel organ in a gallery. In 1802 this was replaced, and the 1802 organ was replaced in 1825.

The current organ was built by J.W. Walker and Sons. It was opened by Samuel Sebastian Wesley on 25 June 1846. [9]

The carved statues on the organ case were added in 1879. There were later modifications and additions by Hele and Company of Plymouth and Lance Foy which has resulted in a three manual organ with 51 stops. A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register. [10]

Organists

Initially the salary of the organist was funded by the Duke of Bedford, but by 1875 the salary had reached £61 10s per annum (equivalent to £7,300in 2023) [11] and Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford decided it was time for the congregation to fund it. [12] At the time, the pew rents generated £120 per annum, with expenses of running the church at £118 per annum.

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 10 bells [17] The eight bells of 1925 by John Taylor and Company of Loughborough were expanded to 10 in 1998 by the addition of two new bells by the same founder.

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References

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  10. ↑ "NPOR [C01168]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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