St Mary's church - Ottery St Mary, Devon - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

A matchstick replica of St Mary's church, Ottery St Mary.

The model was made by R.F. Angwin of Chudleigh. With around 21 300 matches, it took 51/2 months to complete.

"The parish church of St Mary's has been referred to as "a miniature Exeter Cathedral". Like the cathedral it is cruciform in plan, with transepts formed by towers

Nikolaus Pevsner describes the building as “lying large and low like a tired beast”. It is 163 feet (50 m) long, and the towers are 71 feet (22 m) high. It was consecrated in 1260, at which time the manor and patronage of the church belonged to Rouen Cathedral, as it had from before the Norman invasion. Pevsner assumes that the tower-transepts and the outer walls of the chancel date back to 1260, and that the towers were built in imitation of those at Exeter.

This Grade I listed building is one of 107 Listed sites in the area. The summary for the Listing provides this information: "Consecrated by Bishop Bronescombe in 1260. Altered and added to by Bishop Grandison circa 1330. Mainly Early English ... 2 towers above transepts .... The interior was restored drastically mid C19 by Butterfield and others". The work in the 1300s included "rebuilding of the nave, and addition of the Lady Chapel at the east end and two chantry chapels either side of the chancel" according to a reliable source. Other renovations were completed circa 1520: "principally expansion of the north nave aisle, complete with elaborate, fan-vaulted ceiling and pendant bosses"."

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Where is original located?: St Mary - Ottery St Mary Where is this replica located?: St Mary - Ottery St Mary Who created the original?: R.F. Angwin Internet Link about Original: https://www.greatenglishchurches.co.uk/html/ottery_st_mary.html Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 2000

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