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| Holy Trinity Church in the late 1800's |
Last week, I posted images of a
watercolor painting I was recently given. The painting depicts a grave in the Churchyard at Holy Trinity Church in Burrington. Since then, with some help, I was able to find out more information about this fascinating little church.
Holy Trinity Church was built between 1150 and 1550 in Devon, England. The building was constructed under the direction of the Abbot of Tavistock Abbey and was under the supervision of an order of Benedictine Monks until Henry VIII, for his own reasons, dissolved monastic orders during his reign.
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| The Sixteenth Century Screen as seen in the 1900's |
The granite-faced church sports most of its original structure including supports from the Thirteenth Century and its original Sixteenth Century screen and interior appointments. The churchyard, which features centuries of headstones, remains a beautiful reminder of the people who helped make that part of the world a civilized place.
This is certainly one building that I’d love to see one day. If you'd like to learn more about the church, this
Web site has many excellent pictures.
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| The churchyard in 2009. Notice the celtic cross from the grave which is the subject of my painting. |
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A postcard showing the church from 1922.
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