St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter

St Michael and All Angels Church, on Mount Dinham in Exeter is an Anglican church in Devon, England. It is a Grade I listed[1] building. The church is Anglo-Catholic in tradition. The building in is the early French Gothic style and was built to the designs of Major Rohde Hawkins, 1867–68. The reredos is by W. D. Caroe, 1899.[3]

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Exeter
St Michael and All Angels
LocationExeter
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipHigh Church
Websitestmichaelsmountdinham.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Michael and All Angels
Consecrated2 October 1868
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[1]
Architect(s)Major Rohde Hawkins
Architectural typeEarly French Gothic
Groundbreaking11 August 1865
Completed1868
Construction cost£18,000 (equivalent to £1,630,000 in 2019)[2]
Specifications
Length132.5 feet (40.4 m)
Height233 feet (71 m)
Administration
ParishExeter St David's with
St Michael and All Angels
DeaneryChristianity
ArchdeaconryExeter
DioceseExeter
ProvinceCanterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)Prebendary Nigel Guthrie
Curate(s)vacancy
Laity
Organist/Director of musicNeil A. Page
Organist(s)Matthew Clarke

Within the Parish of St David with St Michael and All Angels, the building towers above its surroundings, the spire exceeding the height of even the towers of Exeter Cathedral.

History

The foundation stone was laid on 10 August 1865.[4] It was consecrated on 31 October 1868 by the Bishop of Fredericton.[5]

Organ

The first organ was installed in 1866 and was by William Hill & Son. This was replaced by an organ originally in St Jude's Church, Birmingham, dating from 1867 and built by Edward James Bossward. It was installed and much enlarged by Tim Trenchard in 2013. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels  (Grade I) (1170013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; pp. 150–51
  4. "Saint Michael and All Angels". Western Times. Exeter. 11 August 1865. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. "The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels. The Consecration". Western Times. Exeter. 2 October 1868. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. "Devon Exeter, St. Michael and All Angels, Dinham Road, Mount Dinham [K01288]". National Pipe Organ register. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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