20 photographs of the church, monumental stones and the village. Please be patient whilst they load.

All photographs © Lynda Small, February 2003.

The church of St Giles from the main road

The church from the north side

Another view from the north side. This burial ground was closed in 1922 and another one acquired 300yrds to the west of the church. In the 1970's when the main road was widened memorial stones from the front of the church were moved to the north side.

The west tower and the adjoining cottages

A view of the east end. This chancel, built in 1880 probably replaced an earlier one.

The chancel and nave. The nave is the oldest part of the church and probably dates from the 13thC

A view from inside the entrance porch across to the chancel.

One of the stained glass windows

The font has two quatrefoils on each face of a shallow octagonal bowl supported by a panelled stem. It is 14th or 15thC with a more modern cover

A memorial to a Thomas WOODMAN his wife Elizabeth and their son George Thomas

This altar tomb of dark marble stands in the Arundell Chapel in the South Aisle. The tomb is 15thC and is thought to commemorate Sir John Arundell

A  chest tomb with an inscription commemorating John FARWELL d. 1813 and other members of the family

A chest tomb for members of the DANIELL family

A memorial to John ROPER and other members of the family

A headstone commemorating Jane Mary & Elizabeth  OXENBURY 

A headstone with an anchor motif at the top, the name is difficult to decipher.

The road out of Chideock leading down to Seatown.

The busy A35 which runs through the village.

Below the A35 (as it now is called) on a postcard circa 1900. Left the A35 from a photograph taken circa 1930

We hope you enjoyed these photographs, further contributions are always welcome, whether village views, landscapes, monumental stones or old photos of previous residents of the parish.