St Thomas' Church, Exeter

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St Thomas' Church, Exeter
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St Thomas' Church, Exeter
50°42′57″N3°32′32″W / 50.71578°N 3.54218°W / 50.71578; -3.54218 ,
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
StatusOperational
Dedication St Thomas
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Architect John Hayward (architect)
Style Gothic and Gothic Revival
Years builtMedieval with 19th century restoration
Specifications
Number of towers1
Materials Limestone and Heavitree stone
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Exeter
Archdeaconry Exeter
Parish St Thomas, Exeter

St Thomas' Church in Exeter, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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History

Originally the site of a 13th-century chapel by Cowick Priory, a church here was consecrated in 1412 but was burnt down in 1645 in the English Civil War. This was rebuilt by 1657. [1] The east end was enlarged by Andrew Patey between 1829 and 1830. Restorations were carried out by John Hayward in 1871. [1]

The building's listing describes its transepts as 'impressive examples of pre-Victorian Gothic', and describes the tower as 'an important example of Gothic survival in the post-Reformation period'. [1]

The wooden lectern was brought to the church from Exeter Cathedral circa 1840. It dates from the 14th century and is the earliest surviving cathedral lectern. [1]

The royal arms at the west end of the church date from 1682. [1]

Memorials

There is a late medieval-style canopied table tomb to Christina Medley (died 1845) by the London sculptor John Bacon the Younger, who was her father. [1]

In the north aisle is an 1838 family pew for the Graves-Sawle family. [1]

The largest of the many wall monuments is to Thomas Northmore. [1]

Current day

The church hosts a number of community groups and events. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "CHURCH OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE, Non Civil Parish - 1169954 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "St Thomas' Church, Exeter website" . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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