East Portlemouth Devon : 無料・フリー素材/写真
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| 説明 | Church of St. Winwaloe, East Portlemouth Devon sits at the top of the steep slope commanding views of the estuary below - It now consists of a nave, north and south aisle and transept, north porch and west tower. It seems likely that there would have been an earlier 10c wooden church on this site built in the reign of King Athelstan, King Alfred’s grandson who had close contacts with Brittany, the birth-place of St. Winwaloe (462-532) who was a Celt whose parent had fled to Brittany from Wales to escape the Anglo-Saxons - The oval shaped shape of the churchyard is characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon period and the existence of a manor house here in 1086 mentioned in the Domesday Book supports this.Not surprisingly no trace of an earlier church remains above ground. Anglo-Saxon churches did however sometimes have rooms under them and, in 2006, Stratascan carried out a survey using ground penetrating radar. This appeared to suggest there was indeed a room under the central part of the nave. However this was not supported by a series of core samples taken in 2012 nor by a second radar scan. The first known reference to the church was in July 1181 in a Bull of Pope Alexander III listing the churches owned by Missenden Abbey. It is not known when the Abbey acquired St Winwaloe’s but Lady Alice de Dodbrooke successfully claimed it back in 1219. This original 12c stone cruciform church had a nave, chancel and transepts but no tower, and was probably finished between 1150 and 1181 .taking about 10 years to build. This was possibly under the patronage of Hamo Fitz Ruald (born c1116), the father of Lady Alice The two stage crenallated tower which has a five sided stair turret, was built between 1400 and 1450 - 5 bells were recast in 1912 by Taylor’s of Loughborough but the heaviest has hung in the tower since it was built and bears the Latin inscription, in 15c script, "Me melior vere non est campana sub ere" (There is no better bell than me under the heavens).The two side aisles were added shortly after, followed by the porch. The external steps at the side of the porch lead to the parvis or priest’s room. As Portlemouth did not always have a resident priest, this room was used by visiting priests who came on horse-back to lead worship (the mounting block is in the bank opposite the lych gate)..East Portlemouth used to be a much larger and more flourishing place than it is today; it was a port and ship-building was an important industry. It provided 4 ships and 90 men for the Crécy and Calais campaigns of 1346 and contributed at least one ship to chase the Spanish Armada in 1588. The ship-building, farming and fishing community would have provided the wealth to construct and maintain the church and Roger Champernoun, who became its patron in 1450, is thought to have provided the money for its rebuilding. The glory of the church is the 15c medieval rood screen with good painting of 26 saints but the coving has been removed. Its early colour remains and the top of its arches are decorated by Tudor roses. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5905B20P27 It was restored in 1934 under the direction of Sir Charles Nicholson . The new oak used in the restoration can be seen in several areas of the screen. This is most apparent on the chancel side as are burn marks on the wood near the top of the screen; these may indicate an attempt to destroy the screen by the Cromwellian forces encamped on Rickham Common in 1643-44. In its original form, vaulting would have projected forwards and possibly backwards to support a deck strong enough to carry choir boys for some services. Fragments of this decorative vaulting survive, nailed to the front of the screen arches. The font is mid-late 15c and is carved with quatrefoils and shields www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/YH7dV15p72There are no monuments or memorialsThe church is approached through a churchyard whose graves include those of ship-wrecked sailors and smugglers. One 18c tombstone describes the murder of Richard Jarvis of Rickham by his apprentice girl who was burnt as a witch. Near the lych-gate, is a 15c preaching cross, since converted to a sun-dial. The cross used to stand by the Rectory but was moved here in the 1980s. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/dU7Ai941FrIn 1879 the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland re-organised the whole village. Many fishermen’s cottages were destroyed and their tenants dispossessed, while several farms and smallholdings were amalgamated into three 200 acre farms at East Portlemouth Village, Rickham and Holset. At its peak, the village had a population approaching 500 but this was drastically reduced by the re-organisation.Elizabeth Chisholm www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2494303/st-winwalloe |
| 撮影日 | 2025-02-06 10:19:21 |
| 撮影者 | jmc4 - Church Explorer |
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| 撮影地 | South Hams District, England, UK 地図 |