Dartmouth: St Barnabas
Overview
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
19th & 20th Centuries
The seven lancets in the apse and south wall of the chancel are as follows:
(i) St. Luke, after 1919
(ii) St. Mary the Virgin, after 1917.
(iii) Christ in Majesty erected 1875. This is the present centre of the apse.
(iv) St. Mary Magdalene, erected 1920.
(v) St. Barnabas, erected 1920.
(vi) St. Anne, 1927.
(vii) The Good Samaritan. 1931.
Stained Glass
c. 1920
West window. The centre light depicts Christ the Good Shepherd. The side lights, have only Alpha and Omega and decorative quarries.
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
c. 1831
In the vestry. A handsome panelled wooden altar table, evidently of c.1831, with blank ogival tracery.
Reredos
c. 1830s
Beneath the west window is the earlier reredos, presumably of the 1830's. It is a handsome piece, with elaborate piorced bratishing and five ogival-headed principal panels with the Commandments, Lord's Prayer, Creed, and Words of Institution painted in gold lettering on a dark ground.
Font (object)
c. 1880s
Placed right at the west, an octagonal stone bowI with floriated quatrefoils on each side supported on four attached marble or red sandstone colonettes.
Lectern
1884
Fairly small brass eagle with an inscription indicating that it was given to the parish of St. Petrox by William Smith, Churchwarden, in 1884.
Chandelier
c. 1760
The most spectacular furnishing is the great brass chandelier of c.1760 which hangs in the centre of the nave.
Screen
The wooden chancel screen is of five divisions.
Pulpit
The oak pulpit, set in the left-hand division, is elaborately carved.
Organ (object)
Two manuals. The original maker seems unrecorded, but it was renovated and enlarged by Griffin and Stroud of Bath in 1904; and by Osmtund of Taunton in 1955.
Churchyard
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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