Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh

Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh dates from the late 15th-century, and is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Gidleigh, Devon.[3]

Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh
Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh
Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh
Location within Devon
50°40′46.9″N 3°52′57″W
LocationGidleigh
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[1]
Designated22 February 1967
Administration
ParishGidleigh with Throwleigh
DeaneryOkehampton[2]
ArchdeaconryTotnes
DioceseExeter
ProvinceCanterbury

History

The church has Saxon, or possibly Norman, origins, but was completely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century. It comprises a nave continuous with the chancel which is covered with a waggon shaped roof of Devon oak. The side aisle on the south side is separated from the nave by a three-bay arcade, supported by granite columns.[4] The tower at the west end contains the ring of bells, which are rung from the floor of the church.

The rood screen dates from the 15th century and was decorated in 1853 when the images of saints were added along the lower panels.

The font is 15th century but had a wooden cover made in 1843 by Charles Finch, the parish clerk. In 1853, John Aggett carved the granite pulpit and lectern. He also carved the reredos in 1868 which was originally installed in Chagford church.

In 1863 the rector, Arthur Whipham, submitted a petition for divorce from his wife on the grounds of her alleged adultery with Philip Rowe, a farmer's son from Berrydown farm, Gidleigh. They were caught in bed together at the rectory by P.C. James Bird of the Devon constabulary.[5]

Organ

The pipe organ sits at the back of the south aisle. It was built by Murdoch, Murdoch and Company of London and comprises 5 stops, A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 5 bells[7] with the three oldest dating from around 1450.

Rectory

The Old Rectory was built between 1896 and 1897 and occupied by the rectors of Gidleigh until the end of the 20th century. The first occupant was Reverend Burnett who moved in in 1897. It is now in private hands.

Rectors
  • ca. 1066 Godwin the Priest
  • 1238 Richard, Chaplain
  • 1259 Michael de la Leghe
  • 1276 Elyas de la Walle
  • 1278 Roger de Kymananesdune
  • 1284 Walter Pruz
  • 1324 Roger Hocke (alias de Madbury)
  • 1332 Walter Bot (alias But)
  • 1347 Thomas Piper
  • 1347-8 Walter de Hertilande
  • 1349-50 John de Horewode
  • 1368 Richard Chaggeforde
  • ???? High Gulbert
  • 1391 John Elys
  • ???? John Clerk
  • 1434 Stephen Wydebrooke
  • 1437 Roger Yunge
  • 1439 Richard Eggesbury
  • 1454 Richard Luky
  • 1475 John Payne
  • 1475-6 John Denys
  • 1516 John Fawell
  • 1549 Richard Disturl
  • 1580 John Mather
  • ???? William Downe
  • 1631 Humphry Gaye
  • 1683 Edward Seddon
  • 1711 Richard Wills
  • 1712 William Bedford
  • 1726 James Amyatt
  • 1735 Christopher Moorhouse
  • 1752 John Besley
  • 1756 Richard Skinner
  • 1791 William Southmead
  • 1833 John Atkins
  • 1834 John Matthias Hodgson
  • 1836 Arthur Whipham
  • 1862 Owen Owen[8]
  • 1891 William Russell Fox[9]
  • 1893 Henry Charles Rickets
  • 1896 Montagu Burnett
  • 1900 Douglas McLaren
  • 1903 Francis Mulock Anderson
  • 1905 J.K. de Havilland
  • 1909 C.L. Capel-Cure
  • 1912 W.R. Mesney (formerly Archdeacon of Sarawak)[10]
  • 1914 Joseph Rawson[11]
  • 1927 Charles M. Trounsell
  • 1954 John Mortimer Scott
  • 1968 John O. White
  • 1970 Louis M. Coulson
  • 1979 William J. Bulley
  • 1984 P. Louis Baycock

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of The Holy Trinity  (Grade I) (1106128)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. "Gidleigh, Holy Trinity". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1952). The Buildings of England. South Devon. Penguin Books. p. 170.
  4. Grumley-Grennan, Tony; Hardy, Michael (2000). Gidleigh. The Story of a Dartmoor Village. Glebe Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 0953892204.
  5. "Law Intelligence". Western Times. England. 19 June 1863. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "NPOR A00770". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. "Gidleigh Holy Trinity". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. "Death of the Rector of Gidleigh". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 7 November 1890. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Ecclesiastical Appointments". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 14 August 1891. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Sudden Death of the Rector of Gidleigh". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 20 March 1914. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Births, Marriages Deaths". Western TImes. England. 6 May 1927. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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