A LOCAL man, Warren Radmore of Aerial Dimensions for Photography and Videography, has recently been taking part in a project to photograph churches and their environments in the Mid Devon area.

Earlier this month he visited Crediton Parish Church, by kind permission of the Church Governors.

Warren has kindly allowed us to show you some of his amazing photographs which we are happy to share with you.

Warren explained: “The project was to visit a varied amount of churches in the mid Devon area and photograph them from the ground and from the air with views never seen before.

“These I make public via my social media outlets for people to view. I also take photos of the towns and villages they are in.

“I’ve held a licence and permission to fly from the CAA since 2012. Public liability insurance is also needed to fly commercially.”

Crediton Parish Church, formally the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon, has a history which is as long as that of any church in Devon, including Exeter Cathedral.

It can be traced continuously in written records back to the early 10th century, and if an 11th century copy of a charter of 739AD is accepted as authentic, to almost two centuries earlier.

The church is built on the site of what was the “cathedral” of the Bishop of Crediton in the former diocese until 1050 when the see was transferred to Exeter.

A college of canons remained at Crediton, administering the buildings and life of the “collegiate” church. The nave and chancel of the current building date from the 15th century.

At the English Reformation the church was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1545, and the college dispersed.

The church buildings were bought by the Crediton Town Corporation who still administer the fabric today.

Now a parish church, the life of the church is administered by the parochial church council (PCC), although many still refer to the church as the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross.

The church is held in trust by the Governors of Crediton for the people of the parish, but its life and worship are planned by the clergy and parochial church council.