Dedicated to St. Martin of Tours (Centre-Val de Loire, France) this church was built around 1090, some 25 years after the Battle of Hastings and is Grade II listed. Just outside of the town this is a peaceful area with beautiful views. In the Victorian period the interior was altered and the stained glass was installed. It is suggested that the church has otherwise been preserved due to its links to Monastic Orders and the Archbishop of Canterbury - both of whom having other priorities than a small church. Extensive work in recent years has been carried out to the roof, collapsing vestry floor (due to rot in the floorboards) and the west wall.
The churchyard features listed headstones and a chest tomb but a more recent addition than the 18th century stones is Dukies Corner. Dukies Corner is a reserved part of the churchyard dedicated to the Duke of York’s Royal Military School and some of the children who passed away there. The school moved from Chelsea to Guston in 1909 but for the duration of WWI it was evacuated to Brentwood. It was again evacuated from 1940 to 1946 to North Devon. This page provides a good read regarding Dukies Corner.
Dukies Corner
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