St Peter's Church, Noss Mayo
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| St Peter's Church | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Year consecrated | 1882 |
| Location | |
| Location | Noss Mayo, Devon, England |
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| Geographic coordinates | 50°18′42″N 4°02′16″W / 50.3118°N 4.0379°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | James Piers St Aubyn |
| Type | Church |
St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Noss Mayo, Devon, England.[1] It was constructed in 1880–82 and designed by the London architect James Piers St Aubyn. St Peter's has been Grade II* listed since 1960.[2]
St Peter's was built to replace the Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman as parish church of Revelstoke. The existing church had become dilapidated and was at an inconvenient distance for many residents of Noss Mayo. Furthermore the chapel of ease of 1839 in the village was deemed too small to adequately serve the population as a parish church. Edward Baring, who purchased the estate of Membland in 1877,[3] offered to construct a new church at his expense.[4]
The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1880 by Mrs. Edward Baring in the presence of a large crowd of spectators. Some of the clergy members present included the rector of Revelstoke, Rev. H. Farwell Roe, Rev. Duke Yonge of Newton Ferrers and the Archdeacon of Totnes, Ven. Alfred Earle.[4] No contractor was sought for the construction of the church; local tradesmen carried out the work under the estate Clerk of works, Mr. G. W. Crosbie.[5] Construction work had reached roof level by October 1881,[5] and the church nearly completed when it was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, Frederick Temple, on 6 September 1882.[6]
