St. Paul de Leon, Staverton, Devon

Description

The church of St. Paul is a large and ancient edifice of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells, of which the 1st, 3rd and 4th were cast in 1761 by Thomas Bilbie; the 2nd and 6th were recast in 1856; the 5th dates from 1798: the tower is in the Early English style, the western part of the nave Decorated and the east end of the nave and part of the chancel Perpendicular: the east window is stained and there are two other stained windows, including one in the south wall, given by the Rev. H. F. Atherley, a former vicar, in memory of his wife: in 1854-73 the chancel was partly restored in the Decorated style by the Rev. H. F. Atherley, at a cost of £1,000; and in 1875-91 the church was entirely renovated at a cost of £2,750: a richly carved reredos, copied from that in the cathedral of Freiburg, Baden, has been added, and a handsome brass placed on the north wall in memory of a former vicar: the nave has also been entirely refitted with open seats and a new organ introduced: in the church is a monument to the Worth family, dated 1620, and the fine screen of carved oak of 17 bays, 50 feet long and 15 feet in height, was restored in 1890-91, at a cost of nearly £1,000: the restoration included the reconstruction of the ancient rood gallery: the screen was dedicated 9 June, 1892.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1614.

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