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St STEPHEN'S CHURCH, DEVONPORT

St Stephen's Church was situated in George Street, Devonport.

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 St Aubyn.  It was built at a cost of £7,000 to the designs of Mr J Piers St 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. 

St 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 Church, except the spire, was completely destroyed in the Second World War and services were held in the 1950s in St Aubyn's Church.

The remains of St Stephen's Church, Devonport. This picture is reproduced by permission of the City of Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery, from whom copies are available.

The remains of St Stephen's Church, 1959.
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Reference C/E 15385
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The Vicarage of St Stephen's Church, Devonport. This picture is reproduced by permission of the City of Plymouth Museum and Art Galler, from whom copies are available.

The imposing vicarage for St Stephen's Church.
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Reference C/E 19465
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St Stephen's was to be demolished in 1958 and the parish merged with that of St Aubyn.

 

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