St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter

Church in Exeter, England

50°43′22.8″N 3°32′20.4″W / 50.723000°N 3.539000°W / 50.723000; -3.539000LocationExeterCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipHigh ChurchWebsitestmichaelsmountdinham.org.ukHistoryDedicationSt Michael and All AngelsConsecrated2 October 1868ArchitectureHeritage designationGrade I listed^[1]Architect(s)Major Rohde HawkinsArchitectural typeEarly GothicGroundbreaking11 August 1865Completed1868Construction cost£18,000 (equivalent to £2,050,000 in 2023)^[2]SpecificationsLength132.5 feet (40.4 m)Height233 feet (71 m)AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseExeterArchdeaconryExeterDeaneryChristianityParishExeter St David's with
St Michael and All AngelsClergyVicar(s)Prebendary Nigel GuthrieCurate(s)Reverend Ash Leighton PlomLaityDirector of musicNatasha GoldsworthOrganist(s)Matthew Clark

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 Gothic style and was built to the designs of Major Rohde Hawkins, 1867–68. The reredos is by W. D. Caroe, 1899.^[3]

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] and construction was largely financed by businessman and Oxford Movement supporter William Gibbs who came from a local family.^[5] The church was consecrated on 31 October 1868 by the Bishop of Fredericton.^[6]

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.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I) (1170013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ 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 7 May 2024.
^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; pp. 150–51
^ "Saint Michael and All Angels". Western Times. Exeter. 11 August 1865. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ Sharp, Julia (2012). "William Gibbs of Tyntesfield – Guano King". Exeter Memories. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels. The Consecration". Western Times. Exeter. 2 October 1868. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Devon Exeter, St. Michael and All Angels, Dinham Road, Mount Dinham [K01288]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 12 July 2016.