Benchmark - All Saints - Culmstock, Devon
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N 50° 54.853 W 003° 16.702
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A cut benchmark on the south west corner of All Saints' church, Culmstock.
Waymark Code: WMZACM
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/08/2018
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A cut benchmark on the south west corner of All Saints' church, Culmstock.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
ST |
1023 |
1352 |
CUT MARK |
ALL SAINTS CH CULMSTOCK SW ANG W FACE |
108.567 |
3 |
'N' |
1968 |
0.900 |
"Parish Church. C15 but built in more than one phase, some may be as late as early C16, renovated 1879. Local limestone rubble with larger more neatly dressed quoins; Hamstone and Beerstone ashlar detail; slate roof.
Plan: nave with clerestorey (an unusual feature for Devon), lower chancel, north and south aisles, west tower with semi-octagonal stair turret projecting from its south-east corner. South porch. Baptistry projecting from north aisle. C19 vestry on north side of chancel.
tall west tower of 3 stages with set back buttresses and embattled parapet with corner pinnacles (each one surmounted by a wrougnt iron weather vane)."
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