St David's Church, Exeter is a church in
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
, Devon. It is a
Grade I listed
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building.
History
There has been a church on this site since the late
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...
period. The current building was designed by
W. D. Caröe and completed in 1900.
It was described by
John Betjeman
Sir John Betjeman, (; 28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architect ...
as "the finest example of Victorian church architecture in the south west". The previous church on the site was started in 1816 and was built in a
Greek Doric style, but was demolished and rebuilt at the turn of the 20th century.
Alexander Cavalie Mercer, hero of the Battle of Waterloo, is buried in the graveyard of St David's Church.
Organ
The first organ was installed in 1817 and was by William Thomas. The largest pipe of the organ was 12 ft long and 7 in in width. This was later transferred to Sidmouth Methodist Church.
The current organ was installed in 1902 by Hele and Co. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
Further reading
*Orme, Nicholas (2014) ''The Churches of Medieval Exeter'', Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512; pp. 95-96.
External links
Official website
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
Churches completed in 1900
Rebuilt churches in the United Kingdom
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
Churches in Exeter
Buildings by W. D. Caröe
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