Twinned with C-B-Halbout Traditional Cache
BlitzMar2010: Came to check cache and area has been decimated !!! Even the iron railings have suffered so it’s time this one was retired
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All Saints Church, Clovelly
Through the lychgate beyond Clovelly Court Gardens is All Saints’ Church. It dates from the 12th century – notice the old Norman carvings around the porch. An unusual feature is the tower, which once stood alone and separate.
Inside all is silent and peaceful, but there is a mystery here. How were the five massive granite pillars of the arcades brought over the rough seas of Bideford Bay from Lundy Island 600 years ago in small boats powered only by oar or sail?
In the chancel there are wall monuments to the Cary family, who were owners of the village from the 14th century. On the west wall is a tablet to Clovelly’s beloved patron Christine Hamlyn, who did so much to conserve the very best of Clovelly’s buildings and character. Don’t miss the brass tablet to the writer Charles Kingsley, whose father was rector here.
With its wealth of old slate headstones, the churchyard is a rich source of Clovelly family history.
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