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Church of the Holy Trinity

A Grade I Listed Building in Denbury and Torbryan, Devon

  • On a sunny day!

  • Nave and screen

  • Detail of screen painting

  • Porch vault

  • Holy Trinity: c15 Perpendicular church, now redundant; west tower with central stair turret; four-light windows, embattled two-storey porch

  • Holy Trinity: medieval glass in tracery lights with female saints & featuring arms of Bryan (or three piles in point azure) & Wolston (sable a bend between six pouches)

  • Holy Trinity: mid c15 screen (without loft & coving) across nave & aisles

  • Holy Trinity: mid c15 painted figures of saints on screen dado

  • Holy Trinity: pulpit made from parts of the c15 screen

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; a bishop, a female saint, St Victor of Marseilles (windmill), St Margaret (cross)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Francis of Assisi (painting of a crucifix)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Paul (sword), St Jude (boat), St Bartholomew (knife), St Philip (loaves)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St James the Great (staff), St Peter (keys), St Mark (lion), St John (eagle)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; angel, Blessed Virgin Mary (crowned) by God, another angel

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Luke (ox), St Matthew (angel), St Andrew (saltire), St Philip)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St James the Less (club), St Thomas (carpenter's square), St Simon (saw), St Matthias (spear)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Bernard (white habit), St Barbara (tower), St Elizabeth of Hungary (crown), St Catherine of Sienna (crown of thorns)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Dorothy (basket), St Vincent (napkin), St Helena (cross), St Sitha (keys)

  • Holy Trinity: saints from the c15 screen dado; St Alexis (ladder), St Apollonia (tooth), St Ursula (arrows), At Armel

  • Holy Trinity: memorial to William Petre of Torbryan, d.1614, & wife Cecily (nee Southcote)

  • Holy Trinity: shield from the memorial to William Petre of Torbryan, d.1614

  • Holy Trinity: memorial stone with consecration crosses to Isaac, d.1630, & Edward Goswell, d.1662

  • Holy Trinity: memorial slab to Joan Venning, d.1680

  • Holy Trinity: memorial slab to William Prowse, d.1680

  • Holy Trinity: memorial slab to John Poe of Yate, d.1691

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Entry Name: Church of the Holy Trinity

Listing Date: 23 August 1955

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1249658

English Heritage Legacy ID: 431865

ID on this website: 101249658

Location: Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Denbury and Torbryan

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Ipplepen with Torbryan

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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