The Churches of Britain and Ireland

Ottery St. Mary, Devon  

Ottery St. Mary on Wikipedia.
 

Older O.S. maps show a Baptist Chapel (General) on Batts Lane and Brook Street at SY 0995 9547. Although apparently long out of use it had survived relatively unscathed until 2009 (Streetview), but by 2016 it had lost its roof (Streetview). Does it still survive in some form? Chris Kippin visited in 2022, and his photo shows no real change. It has a date-stone for 1876 or 1878, which is curious, as the building doesn't show on a map of 1889. Further along the lane is an earlier chapel - which pre-dates the same map. It's date-stone is perhaps for 1860. All © Chris Kippin (2022).

The Methodist Church on Mill Street was originally Wesleyan, dating from 1829. SY 0956 9538. © Graeme Harvey. Link.

New Life Chapel on Yonder Street. SY 1018 9546. © Heath Nickels (2017). Link.

St. Anthony (R.C.) on Mill Street and Canaan Way. SY 0957 9541. © Graeme Harvey. Link.

St. Mary, a former collegiate church, founded in 1342. SY 0985 9558. © Stan Walker. Two further views - 1, 2, fan vaulting, a  carved bench-end, the clock mechanism, and two carved animal heads - an elephant and an owl (?), all © Christopher Skottowe (1967), and an old postcard from his collection. Also from his collection is an old photo, dated to circa 1905. Link. This church is said to have the oldest weather-vane in the country - dating from about 1340 (though admittedly with later repairs). See here for more on this, and other weather-vane history and lore. Link. Grade I listed.

Salvation Army hall on Hind Street. SY 0975 9542. © Graeme Harvey. The Army has evidently left as a recent photo shows a radically different appearance - presumably now residential. © Chris Kippin (2022).

U.R.C. on Jesu Street and Batts Lane. This was built as Congregational in 1688. The interior. SY 0996 9543. Both © Heath Nickels (2017). Link. Grade II listed.

 

 

 

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