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St Mary's Church, Bicton, Devon


On a smaller scale than Parliament, another building development at the same time also incorporated a series of carvings of the monarchs of England. St Mary's Church, at Bicton in Devon was built to replace the original medieval church by Lady Rolle, as a monument to her husband, and it was consecrated in 1850.
The chosen architect was J. Hayward, a pioneer of the Ecclesiological Movement, which combined gothic style with high symbolism for all the elements of church design. It was particularly fashionable in the High Anglican Church.

 

St Mary's, Bicton, Devon, an imposing Church, 
completed in 1850. (Mike George).

   

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