The Old Parish Churches Of Devon

Author : Allen T. Hussell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333446765
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (467 download)

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Download or read book North Devon Churches written by Allen T. Hussell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from North Devon Churches: Studies of Some of the Ancient Buildings The work of preparing this book has extended, at intervals, over a period of two years, during which I have visited each church, and have studied, measured, and sketched the structures, their towers and most interesting features. No photographs have been taken, except the four forming the frontispiece. For head and tail pieces I have used sketches made by me on former home and foreign travels. The lists of vicars, etc., have been obtained, in some cases, direct from the present incumbents; and in others, from the lists hung up in the buildings, or from the sources named in the letterpress. Where no lists are given, the churches do not possess them, as the manuscripts have been lost or destroyed. I desire to express my thanks to Mr. Thomas Wainwright, of the Barnstaple Athenaeum, for giving me access to several books containing historical references bearing on some of the churches and also for information about several prominent persons of old times, who were associated with some of the parishes and churches; to the Rev. Frank N esbitt, vicar of Buckfastleigh, 8. Devon, and formerly Curate of Ilfracombe Parish Church, for a sketch of the cross (now obliterated) on the ancient tombstone referred to in the Appendix; to Mr. J. A. J. De Villiers of the British Museum, for his translation of the inscription on the Braunton chest to the clergy and sextons, who have given me many valuable bits of information to residents in several of the parishes, whose reminiscences have been found useful and last, but not least, to the many friends who have come forward as Subscribers to the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.