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Church of St George

A Grade I Listed Building in Dean Prior, Devon

  • St George: west tower, c13/14, with central polygonal stair turret; remainder is largely Victorian

  • St George: nave & chancel in one; octagonal granite piers, bare capitals

  • St George: east window, a memorial to the poet Robert Herrick, 1591-1674

  • St George: Charles I from the Herrick east window

  • St George: Edward Giles of Bowden, d.1637, & wife Mary Drewe of Hayne, d.1643; kneeling across marble prayer desk

  • St George: Edward Giles of Bowden, d.1637; kneeling figure in gilded armour

  • St George: Mary Drewe of Hayne, d.1643, wife of Edward Giles; mourning dress

  • St George: kneeling figure, probably Edward Yarde of Churston Ferrers, d.1658; great-nephew & heir of Edward Giles

  • St George: stone slab with reference to the monument of Edward Giles by the poet, Robert Herrick, vicar from 1629 to 1674

  • St George: stone slab with reference to the monument of Edward Giles by the poet, Robert Herrick, vicar from 1629 to 1674

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Entry Name: Church of St George

Listing Date: 9 February 1961

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1308741

English Heritage Legacy ID: 99259

ID on this website: 101308741

Location: St George's Church, Dean Prior, South Hams, Devon, TQ11

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Dean Prior

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Dean Prior St George the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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