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| HER Number: | MDV2199 |
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| Name: | Christ Church, Portland Street, Ilfracombe |
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Summary
Church built in 1844 and demolished in advance of road construction circa 1970. Its font was an ancient stone basin, possibly a medieval piscina from St Nicholas Chapel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 520 476 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ilfracombe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILFRACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54NW/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHURCH (Built, XIX - 1844 AD to 1844 AD)
Full description
REF UNKNOWN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89264.
Christ church. Portland street.1844. Built by a mr. Thorne, and enlarged by a mr. Gould (ref unknown).
KEMPSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89314.
Destroyed for road construction circa 1970 (kempson).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89315.
No ref given.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89316.
Des=m. Kempson,pers comm 28/10/1986.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map, No. 311 (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Church shown. Marked as 'Christ Church Free Church of England (Seats for 300)'.
Price (Miss), 1880, The Font in Christ Church, Ilfracombe, 662-664 (Article in Serial). SDV337910.
Ancient stone basin in Christ Church used as a font. [Width 330 millimetres, depth 178 millimetres] Placed in the church by the builder in 1844. It stood on a cumbersome pedestal with a conical-shaped cover. Gould, the architect who enlarged the church, thought it an ancient piscina, at least 600 years old. It has also been suggested that it was a quern. Of very hard stone. The bowl is carved from one block; on two sides are handles cut from the same stone with a rude attempt at ornamentation. No carvings. A hole in the centre, necessary for both quern and piscina, now filled up. Origin unknown; it may have come from St Nicholas Chapel.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Marked on 1890 and 1904 Ordnance Survey 25 inch maps.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337910 | Article in Serial: Price (Miss). 1880. The Font in Christ Church, Ilfracombe. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. Digital. 662-664. |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). No. 311. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. |
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| SDV89264 | Migrated Record: REF UNKNOWN. |
| SDV89314 | Migrated Record: KEMPSON. |
| SDV89315 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV89316 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 3:56PM |
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