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HER Number:MDV387
Name:Rood Screen, Shebbear St. Michael

Summary

Fragments of old rood screen consisting of panels deeply recessed, containing figures, incorporated in pulpit. Screens removed in about 1812.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 438 092
Map Sheet:SS40NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishShebbear
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEBBEAR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40NW/2/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROOD SCREEN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Bligh Bond, F., 1903, Devonshire Screens and Rood Lofts. Part II, 484-485 (Article in Serial). SDV6113.

Parish church. Fragments of old rood screen consisting of panels deeply recessed, containing figures, incorporated in pulpit. Screens removed in about 1812. Church renovated in 1872 and "utterly vulgarised".

Sources / Further Reading

SDV6113Article in Serial: Bligh Bond, F.. 1903. Devonshire Screens and Rood Lofts. Part II. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 35. Digital. 484-485.

Associated Monuments

MDV385Part of: Shebbear, St. Michael's Parish Church (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 12 2019 3:28PM