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Church of Saint Peter

A Grade II* Listed Building in Roborough, Devon

  • St Peter: mostly Victorian church except the c15 tower, largely rebuilt 1868

  • St Peter: entrance from the south

  • St Peter: c15 west tower with diagonal buttresses & pinnacles

  • St Peter: nave rebuilt in restoration of 1868; south arcade with granite piers & four-centred arches; Victorian chancel in Early English style

  • St Peter: memorial to Elizabeth Fortescue of Wear Giffard, d.1648, wife of Roger Langford of Brownlarsh; slate tablet with rustic strapwork

  • St Peter: shield from the memorial to Elizabeth Langford (nee Fortescue of Wear Giffard), d.1648

  • St Peter: memorial to Sara Fortescue of Wear Giffard, d.1652, wife of John Wollacombe of Combe, d.1663; slate tablet with rustic strapwork

  • St Peter: shield from the memorial to Sara Wollacombe (nee Fortescue of Wear Giffard), d.1652

  • St Peter: large c19 framed painting of Christ in chancel

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Entry Name: Church of Saint Peter

Listing Date: 4 October 1960

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1326612

English Heritage Legacy ID: 91796

ID on this website: 101326612

Location: St Peter's Church, Roborough, Torridge, Devon, EX19

County: Devon

District: Torridge

Civil Parish: Roborough

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Roborough St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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