St Michael and All Angels Church, on Mount Dinham 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 ...
is an
Anglican
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church in
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, England. It is a
Grade I listed
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building.
The church is Anglo-Catholic in tradition. The building in is the early Gothic style and was built to the designs of
Major Rohde Hawkins
Major Rohde Hawkins (born 4 February 1821 in Nutfield, Surrey; died 19 October 1884, Holmwood, Surrey) was an English architect of the Victorian period. He is known for the schools and churches that he built.
''Note: Both his given names "Ma ...
, 1867–68. The reredos is by
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, 1899.
Within the Parish of St David with St Michael and All Angels, the building towers above its surroundings, the spire exceeding the height of even the towers of
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 140 ...
.
History
The foundation stone was laid on 10 August 1865 and construction was largely financed by businessman and
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ...
supporter
William Gibbs who came from a local family. The church was consecrated on 31 October 1868 by the
Bishop of Fredericton
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.
Organ
The first organ was installed in 1866 and was by
William Hill & Son
William Hill & Son was one of the main organ builders in England during the 19th century.
The founder
William Hill was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire in 1789. He married Mary, the daughter of organ-builder Thomas Elliot, on 30 October 1818 i ...
. This was replaced by an organ originally in
St Jude's Church, Birmingham, dating from 1867 and built by
Edward James Bossward
Edward James Bossward (1825 – 18 September 1883) was an English organ builder based in Birmingham.
Life
He was born in Hayes in 1825 and baptised on 22 May 1825, the son of Thomas Bossward and Jane Collinridge. He married Eliza Gisborne in 18 ...
. It was installed and much enlarged by Tim Trenchard in 2013. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
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Church of England church buildings in Devon
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Grade I listed churches in Devon
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