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CHURCH OF SAINT STEPHEN THE FIRST MARTYR
The Anglican Church of Saint Stephen the First Martyr was situated in George Street, Devonport.
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remains of the Church of Saint Stephen, Devonport, 1959. The ecclesiastical parish was formed on August 27th 1846 from the parish of Stoke Damerel. The foundation stone was laid on the Octave of Ascension Day, 1852, by Mr E Saint Aubyn. It was built at a cost of £7,000 to the designs of Mr J Piers Saint Aubyn. The building was in stone and in the Middle Pointed style and at the time of its construction could accommodate a congregation of 764, all free and unappropriated. It consisted of chancel, nave, aisles, and a central tower with lofty spire, 160 feet tall, containing one bell. Saint Stephen's was consecrated on September 21st 1858 although it required a second aisle to be erected before it could be said to be completed.
The huge and imposing vicarage
attached to the Church of Saint Stephen, Devonport, 1961. The Church, except the spire, was completely destroyed in the Second World War and services were held in the 1950s in the Church of Saint Aubyn. Saint Stephen's Church was to be demolished in 1958 and the parish merged with that of Saint Aubyn. Sources:
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