Holy Trinity Church in

Torbryan Torbryan is a village near Ipplepen in Devon, England. In the Domesday Book it was listed as Torre Braine in 1238. The de Brian family were Lords of the manor for 250 years. Church Holy Trinity Church is situated at the head of the village. I ...

, near

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, England, was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade I

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, and is now a

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in the care of the

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. It was

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in the Trust on 1 July 1987. The church was built between 1450 and 1470. It has a

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three-stage tower with an octagonal stair turret on the south wall. The vestry was added in the 19th century. The interior includes a

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carved

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, with panels showing paintings of saints and stained glass from the same period. In August 2013 thieves "hacked out" two panels depicting

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and

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and damaged another that depicted a female saint. The CCT was concerned that the panels could be taken out of the country and sold. The theft, from what was described as "... probably the best preserved medieval rood screen in the country", was widely reported by the media. The panels were later recovered by the Metropolitan Police

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after a collector saw them in an online sale and were restored and reinstalled.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1470

Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust Teignbridge {{England-church-stub

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