Tag: st gregory the great

  • Daisies

    Daisies

    Early morning sunshine in St Gregory’s churchyard, Dawlish

  • Church gate

    St Gregory’s, from the Newhay.

  • Snowy churchyard

    St Gregory the Great, Dawlish, from the Newhay. I love the lichen on these gravestones, and the way they’re all leaning at different angles. The Victorian mausoleum, centre back, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and belongs to the Hoare family of Luscombe Castle. There are some more pictures of it here and it’s…

  • Viburnum berries

    Taken in St Gregory’s churchyard – the bushes have been laden with fruits this year.

  • New Year’s Day

    Detail of C15 tower, St Gregory the Great, Dawlish. The present church is a bit of a patchwork – the sandstone tower probably dates from before 1438 but the limestone nave, chancel and transepts are the result of two C19 rebuilds.

  • Powell’s of Whitefriars

    Tilework by Powell’s of Whitefriars, St Gregory the Great, Dawlish. More pictures and information to be added soon…

  • Hoare Mausoleum

    This mausoleum belonging to the Hoare family of Luscombe Castle was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-78), architect of St Pancras Station and the Albert Memorial. Situated in the south-west corner of the churchyard of St Gregory the Great, Dawlish, Devon, it is a large Gothic Revival mausoleum built in the form of a…