For more information, see the 2011 visit.

See also the 2006 visit.

St Paul’s Organ Rebuild, 2013–14

For photos, see 2005 visit.

For more photos, see the 2007 visit.

For images, see the 2008 visit.

More recent images (2022):

The building is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture. It stands in the heart of the town centre with a return frontage to Tower Street itself. The building has a grade II listing and is in a conservation area. Read More …

Thank you to our members of the Committee, Wyn Turner and all those who attended and gave their time to make the Peninsula Day on Saturday 21st May 2011 such a huge success. Everyone played their part in the most Read More …

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Churston Ferrers was built in the 14th Century in the perpendicular style. It has a large tower which contains six bells and a clock. Crime novelist, Agatha Christie, attended the church regularly Read More …

When Central Church opened in 1976, it was equipped with a custom built 4 manual Makin organ which was advertised as being of cathedral specification. By the early ’nineties, this was developing signs of 500 volt electrostatic deterioration which the Read More …

This organ is a rebuild by Deane & Co of Taunton of an earlier instrument by the local company Hele & Co. Although a smaller instrument than St Andrew’s, Wyndham Square, its eclectic nature enables it to deal satisfactorily with Read More …

TDOA outing on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.

Rebuilt in the 15th century the Church has traces of 13th and 14th century remains incorporated in the building. A product of the 15th century mason, impressive in its stately dignity, grandly proportioned and possessing a strong individuality, the tower Read More …

The church is one of some two hundred in England dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch in Syria, a semi-legendary saint who is reputed to have been beheaded for her faith and refusal to marry the local Roman governor in Read More …

An unusual cruciform church built in 1786. 2 manual 1781 Davis organ with ‘nags head’ swell.

The Congregational Church opened in 1865. Records indicate that tenders for building the church were accepted only from its own members living in the town, the result being a fine building to seat 650 people. (Grade II listed)

The early dedication of the church was to St Mary. The present dedication – the Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him Who Hung Thereon – came into use only after the 1230’s. The church was extended Read More …

The church was built during 1370, during the episcopacy of Thomas de Brantyngam. The tower and porch were added at a later date., possibly around 1390–1414. The tower is 120 feet tall, and contains 6 bells. The church is built Read More …

St Peter’s was hit by incendiary bombs during the blitz and was left a shell. The organ was completely destroyed. A new 3 manual Compton organ was commissioned during the Post-War rebuilding. The work of the restored organ was carried Read More …

NOTE: This building is no longer a Methodist Church: it was sold in June 2015 to The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (Catholic Anglicans!). It is now the ‘Ordinariate Church of Our Lady of Walsingham with St. Cuthbert Read More …

The church is a large structure with a tower and 5 bells. The 85 foot tower was constructed in the 1480’s. It was build of red sandstone and Devonian Limestone.

The major part of the church was built between 1892 and 1897 to the designs of Fulford, Tait and Harvey. The building was completed in 1929/1930. It is part of the Church of England but stands firmly in the Catholic Read More …

S.W. Regional Day Tavistock Abbey was founded in 981 by Ordulf, on instruction by King Edgar. By 1318, Abbot Robert Champeaux completed the reconstruction and enlargement of this church and it was re-dedicated on 21 May, 1318. Most of the Read More …

The Church St. Paul’s Church was built in 1835 and was consecrated by Bishop Henry Philpotts, Bishop of Exeter, in 1838. It is built of local chert and Beer stone and was designed by Charles Fowler of London in the Read More …

The Abbey The view from the south over the green shows an almost entirely 15c perpendicular style apart from the south porch, which is a mix of 12c ground-floor rebuild and 19c above. Yet it is the rich golden colour Read More …

The older part of the church was built of local red sandstone in the late 1800’s by William Kitson, and opened in 1928, when it was then handed over to the parish of St Marychurch. The interior of the church Read More …

The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Bickersteth on 21st July 1895. The building is built from many different types of stone including: stone from the Ness and Babbacombe, and some from the demolition of Gowrie House. There is also Read More …

The Church This is a cruciform church made of local Devon limestone, and is set in a large spacious churchyard. It houses a single bell in the wooden ‘bell turret’. The interior is colourful. The lofty arch-braced roof meets at Read More …

The church is plastered, whitened, and ceiled throughout. The plain granite tower is 15th century, and the nave and north aisle are of the same date, but the chancel is 13th century with good lancet windows in red Posbury stone. Read More …

The church was built in 1843–44 and enlarged in 1889. Salcombe Castle (Fort Charles) was erected by Henry VIII as part of the defences of the southern coast of England, and withstood sieges during the Civil War. The remains consist Read More …

Proprietary chapel of Waddeton Court on the site of a medieval chapel founded in 1213.

The church consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, north porch, and west tower with six bells. It has a plain W. tower (13th century); the remainder of the church was rebuilt during the 15th century on a typical Read More …

The church is interesting. The massive Norman tower (now at the W. end) was apparently the central tower of a cruciform building, the W. portion of which was demolished at some date, perhaps in the early 14th century when the Read More …

In the Church of England a ‘proprietary chapel’ is generally a chapel built by subscription and maintained by private individuals. Such chapels are without constitutional existence or parochial rights. The Church of St James, Avonwick is one of the very Read More …

It is certainly known that a Church existed here prior to the first recorded consecration by Bishop Bronescombe of Exeter in 1261. The lovely medieval building, which resulted from a further re-building in 1447, was destroyed by fire in 1842. Read More …

St John’s Church is an Anglican Parish Church in the centre of Torquay overlooking the harbour and is known as ‘St John the Apostle’. It is a large and very beautiful Victorian building with many interesting features, for example:- Burne-Jones Read More …

Humphrey, a priest, was instituted as Vicar here on 22 February 1259. So there has been a parish church here for 700 years, and probably much longer than that. The oldest parts of this building are 14th century. The Parish Read More …

The church was thoroughly ‘Victorianised’ in 1867 during renovations directed by the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott.The stone pulpit still carries traces of colour, apparently from the soil in which it was buried during the Reformation. St Peter’s medieval tower Read More …

The first organ in the Parish Church was built c.1830 by a parishioner named Waycott, who was subsequently the first organist at the Church, the music having previously been supplied by the church band. Its replacement was built in 1858 Read More …

For photos and information, see the 2008 visit.

St David’s stands on the edge of the parish bordering the city centre, ten minutes walk from the cathedral. The present building is a distinguished one by W. D. Caröe, and is now 102 years old. It is of a Read More …

For photos, see the 2008 visit.

St Margaret’s displays several architectural styles. The top of the church tower is older than the bottom which you’d at first think was near impossible. A civil war cannon caused such extensive damage to the bottom of the tower that Read More …

The present church is largely the work of John de Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter (1312–69) who built it in 1342 as a ‘Collegiate Church’ on the lines of the Cathedral. This accounts for its large size for a relatively small Read More …

Regional Meeting with the EDOA. The church is a substantial and attractive building (although not listed) which has been designed with arched windows. The Chamber Organ has one manual.

Regional Meeting with the EDOA. Sidmouth Parish church is situated in the centre of the seaside town; it is in a peaceful setting just away from the busy shopping centre and the sea front. As with a lot of churches Read More …

NOTE: This building is no longer a Methodist Church: it was sold in 2016/17 to the Plymouth Brethren. It is now a ‘Brethren’s Meeting Room’. The church is home to a privately owned Allen Theatre Organ and hosts regular organ Read More …

The Parish Church (Virgin Mary) at Upper Brixham is a large and ancient structure, in the perpendicular style, with a lofty embattled tower containing ten bells and a clock.

A note with recent images from Raymond Luckhurst, occasional organist during 2017: This is a rather lovely divided gallery organ by George Osmond of Taunton installed in 1933. It is IIP but with console prepared for choir division, with a Read More …

The building of the new post-War church was commenced on November 2nd 1957 with a stone-laying ceremony. Two stones recovered from the old premises were used. In 1959 a thin spire was added to the Chapel and in the following Read More …

Designed by Mr Harbottle Reed of Exeter, the Church is of local limestone outside, in the Perpendicular style, and purple-grey Dulverton stone inside. It was designed to accommodate about 750 worshippers. The Organ in St Simon’s Church, Plymouth was originally Read More …

The present building dates from 1430 and is built in entirely in the Perpendicular style, the last of the great periods of English Gothic architecture. The tower and Lane’s Aisle were later additions, however, a church has stood on the Read More …

The church was rebuilt in 1779, but was thoroughly restored in the early 1870s.

The church was built about 1250, probably on the site of an earlier one. The first known Rector was appointed about this time. Over the centuries maintaining the fabric has been a constant problem and an extensive restoration took place Read More …

The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, consisting of nave, chancel, north and south aisles, and tower with four bells. The church consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch with parvise, and embattled western Read More …

The Dutch Church is tucked away in the vestigial lane of Austin Friars, overshadowed by Tower 42 (the former Nat West Tower) in the City. It has a modest two-manual organ built by Willem van Leeuwen in 1954 in the Read More …

The Chapel of St John, dating from 1080, is the oldest church in London. It is on on the second floor of the White Tower which was built in 1077–97 as a keep or citadel, and is the oldest part Read More …

We were made very welcome at Loddiswell Congregational Church by numerous members of the parish, who had come to hear our members play. They sat and listened to our impromptu performances with delight and made a very acceptable tea for Read More …

St. Michael and All Angels is the Loddiswell Parish Church. We were welcomed by the organist, who talked briefly about the organ and allowed our members to play. We had previously visited this church on 23rd. November 2002 The organ Read More …

NOTE: Christ Church Ellacombe is now closed; it became part of Ellacombe Church of England Academy School in February, 2017. Christ Church is of the early Gothic Revival style of architecture and originally consisted of a nave ending in an Read More …

We started our January 2006 meeting at Upton Vale Baptist church, Torquay, which our President at the time, James Robinson had wanted to visit since the ’60s, when he had made an appointment to go and play the organ and Read More …

The Parish Church of St James. 13th or early 14th century with tower. Early 14th century chancel. 15th century or early 16th century nave, aisles and north porch; restored in 1905. Slate rubble, slate roofs with stone-coped gable ends. The Read More …

The church, as it stands today, is a fine example of the Perpendicular style of medieval architecture, built on the side of a hill so that its whole length can be seen from below. It is dedicated to St. Michael Read More …

For photos, see the 2008 visit.

The Chapel The present buildings date from 1905, the architect was Sir George Aston Webb, one of the more distinguished of his day, whose previous commissions included Admiralty Arch and the East Front of Buckingham Palace. The foundation stone was Read More …

The church is built the site of a much earlier building dating from the 13th century. The later church is cruciform in shape and consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, south porch. This building Read More …

The Church The materials of which the church is built are of interest, chiefly Plymouth limestone, which is very beautiful, with a dressing of Doulting stone, while Hopton wood stone is used for the base of the Devonshire marble font, Read More …

Falmouth Methodist Church, situated on The Moor, is one of, if not the most prominent buildings in the town. It comprises 3 floors with the main Chapel occupying the top floor with a magnificent pipe organ, seating for 400 and Read More …

For photos see the 2008 visit.

For photos, see the 2007 and 2013 visits.

For photos, see the 2009 visit.

The Church was built in the nineteenth century and consecrated on 25th April 1893, the Architect being Mr George Fellowes Prynne. It was paid for by the Hon. Mark Rolle. At that time Budleigh Salterton was part of the parish Read More …

The organ, built by John Hele of Plymouth in 1889, is at the North side of the Choir, with some pipe-work facing into the North aisle. It was rebuilt by Hele & Co in 1906, and by Henry Speechly in Read More …

St Paul’s church, Preston, Paignton, is built of red sandstone. The foundation stone was laid in 1922. The proposed bell tower was never built, because of the outbreak of the war. The choir and sanctuary are very spacious and there Read More …

Brian Edgington, formerly organist of St. Saviour, was present at the church to talk about the organ and answer questions. St. Clement has a two-manual organ that was built by Hele & Co. and was installed in the 1920s. The Read More …

St Saviour was built to save the people of the town from having the long walk or carriage drive up the steep hill to the church of St. Clement in Townstal. The earliest organ was installed in 1434 and was Read More …

The Chapel The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament was added to the Abbey in recent years. The entire east end of the chapel is filled by a modern stained glass window depicting Jesus at the Last Supper. It was designed Read More …

The Church The church had stood on the top of the hill overlooking the town for hundreds of years, but was severely damaged by fire in 1992. The tower and steeple were restored and the bells re-hung, but the church Read More …

The church is built in an early perpendicular in style and was remodelled in the 15th Century, incorporating earlier stonework. In 1829, during a funeral service, one pinnacle of the tower was struck by lightning! The organ was built by Read More …

St. Mary’s is a fairly large and historic, stone-built church. The organ, in a plain wood case, is behind the south choir stalls, with the console facing north, the open space beside it highlighting it as a prominent feature. It Read More …

Holy Trinity is a large stone church, built in the 19th century and set in well kept lawned grounds. The tower is 100ft high and the church narrowly escaped destruction twice during World War II, sustaining minor damage when bombs Read More …

St Margaret and St Andrew at Littleham is a short drive from Exmouth. It is quite small and steeped in many years of history. An unusual feature of the church is the Font which has a suspended carved wooden cover Read More …

St. John the Evangelist at Ivybridge has a small, two manual organ that was built in 1880. Most of the organ is original. The main part of the organ is in the Choir Vestry, with the console fitted into an Read More …

For photos and information, see 2008 visit.

For photos and information, see the 2009 visit.