St Michael Moccas

 

St Michael Moccas is only a short way along the road from Kilverts church at Bredwarine and stands in the grounds of Moccas Court. The church stands on it own across the fields and is only accessible by footpath, though there is a track runs past I noticed when I got there. 

"The parish church of St Michael is well known as the site of the very early Welsh Moccas Monastery, founded by Saint Dubricius in the 6th century, as recorded in the Book of Llandaff. The church has a notable monument to the de Fresnes family, lords of the manor in the 14th century."

 Closer to the church you see a fence around it to stop farm animals entering the churchyard

 The view of the east end of the church from near the track entrance

^{South west view}

 North west side

 Blocked north door

Couple of old stones one looks like it came off a tomb

The churchyard is not that large, most of it being around the north and west sides

The south side is near the track which is off to the left lower down the slope

Headstone of Rex and Winifred Chesney near the north wall of the church

The churchyard west of the church

Don't be fooled thinking it could go further, it stops just after the last like of graves with a Haha ditch

Looking back east along the north side of the church

Looking north across the west end

The porch taking us in

Inside is very bight

From behind the font

In the choir is this tomb with effigy on

The apse is where the altar is contained 

The three stained glass windows in the apse

Looking back through the church past the tomb

Nave to the organ

  The whole west wall is dominated by the organ and panels beside it

Might be repeating the shots but taken with my camera 

The arch look Norman but I could not tell you is it is Victorian

 

The tomb and effigy 

 

Collage of the tomb effigy

It is though to be Sir John or Reginal de Fresne 1375

Odd looking lion at his feet

Looking back past the tomb

The pulpit and lectern

Gives this view of the church

 And a nice one of the organ which was built between 1871- 78 by J.W.Walker and sons who are still going today

View back through the church from by the pulpit

Plenty of information on the church at the back

 

There is some nice stained glass to look at

 

Two of the windows seem to only have the top part done

Seems like the lowere part is missing

There are more memorials but these two you can read

Poppy heads on the choir stalls

Which curve at the west end

Roll of honour 

I will leave you with the font which again I'm sure is Norman on a Victorian base

Till next time may I wish you all a peaceful week