St Mary Arches Church is a small church in
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
, Devon, England, which retains many
Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
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features. It was a place of worship for the Mayor of Exeter and local merchants during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The ''Arches'' part of the name may come from a medieval arched thoroughfare which was located next to the church.
The church is largely made of red
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
and is listed as
Grade I
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by
Historic England
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.
Monuments
Within the church are monuments to the following persons:
*
Christopher Lethbridge Christopher Lethbridge may refer to:
* Christopher Lethbridge (Australian politician) (1883 –1981), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* Christopher Lethbridge (mayor) (died 1670), mayor of Exeter in 1660
* Christopher Lethbridg ...
(d.1670),
Mayor of Exeter
This is a chronological list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the city of Exeter, England.
The role of Mayor was granted the dignity and style of Lord Mayor by letters patent dated 1 May 2002 as the result of a competition to celebrate the Gol ...
in 1660.
References
Further reading
*Orme, Nicholas (2014) ''The Churches of Medieval Exeter'', Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512; pp. 132–33.
External links
Official website
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
Churches in Exeter
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