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The Baptist Burial Ground
The Baptist Chapel and original burial ground around 1905.
A modern driveway now covers this ground.
Today, the 'burial' ground is a rectangular site located alongside and to the east of the Exeter Road about a quarter of a mile north of the town. It is surrounded by trees which gives an impression of seclusion despite being close to the main road. The site is accessible via a path on the left of the driveway of the old chapel residence and new housing development beyond.
The gravestones – of which there are 30 upright examples – are no longer in their original positions and have been arranged around the west, north and east boundaries of the site. On the west are 13 stones, the north there are 10 and along the east side there are seven. All of these are in reasonable condition and span the period 1871–1934. The area surrounded by the stones contains a modern gravestone in the style of an open book erected in 1922 and four separate small stones which together all originally formed part of one memorial to three children of Mr & Mrs Frank White.
Within the centre of the burial ground is a granite memorial of about 4ft in height which has the following inscription:
The old chapel was converted
1980–1986
by R. M. Freestone.
This memorial was erected
in memory of all those
buried here.
May they Rest in Peace.
Such records as exist
can be seen
by arrangement with
the Minister East Dartmoor Baptist Church,
Bovey Tracey.
There is one further gravestone likely in its original position although now laid down with inscription uppermost, it is cracked across-wise in 3 places. It is located alongside Bottle Brook to the right of the main driveway entrance but as it is on private property this stone should not be accessed without prior permission.
The following is a list of those of the Baptist Church whose memorials still exist on site. If you require any further information on any of those listed below please contact us as we may hold additional information recorded from the stone.
| Surame | Forename(s) | Date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | Thomas | 14 June 1886 | 88 |
| Archer | Mary | 17 June 1877 | 72 |
| Bennetts | Alice | 26 July 1887 | 10 |
| Bennetts | Ann | 27 February 1889 | 52 |
| Blackmore | Charles Pyne | 31 January 1891 | 64 |
| Blackmore | Charlotte Rebecca | 9 August 1900 | 70 |
| Blackmore | Frederick | 26 November 1907 | 40 |
| Blackmore | Richard | 19 February 1922 | 61 |
| Blackmore | Emma | 26 March 1934 | 69 |
| Bowden | William | 26 December 1868 | 60 |
| Bowden | Susannah | 30 October 1874 | 62 |
| Bowden | John | not given 1873 | 29 |
| Bowden | Thomas | not given 1869 | 22 |
| Bowden | Alfred | not given 1874 | 22 |
| Casley | Eliza | 1 February 1895 | 76 |
| Casley | James | 28 October 1897 | 76 |
| Causey | James | 5 June 1892 | 79 |
| Causey | Joseph | 18 June 1904 | 78 |
| Davis | Henry | 27 July 1879 | 36 |
| Davis | Susanna Ellis | 31 August 1896 | 57 |
| Doke | William | 24 September 1889 | 73 |
| Doke | Eliza | 23 December 1877 | 56 |
| Doke | William Henry | 13 February 1883 | 23 |
| Doke | Joseph John | 15 August 1913 | 52 |
| Ellis | Beatrice Hall | 24 September 1863 | 5 |
| Harris | John | 15 December 1879 | 63 |
| Johnston | Lydia | 19 October 1881 | 74 |
| Johnston | Joseph | 18 February 1887 | 91 |
| Jury | Elizabeth | 13 October 1865 | 53 |
| Jury | William | 19 August 1878 | 70 |
| Jury | William Frederick | 29 July 1874 | 40 |
| Jury | Emily | 27 November 1870 | 18 |
| Leader | James Hall | 13 November 1897 | 64 |
| Leader | William | 26 September 1900 | 55 |
| Leader | Elizabeth | 25 January 1932 | 81 |
| Leeworthy | Mary | 22 March 1912 | 47 |
| May | Joan | 11 October 1871 | 87 |
| Norman | Matilda Ann | 20 January 1925 | 65 |
| Parker | James | 18 November 1883 | 69 |
| Peeke | Susie | 20 December 1881 | 27 |
| Pike | Olive Amelia | 26 February 1919 | 47 |
| Pike | William | 1 December 1932 | 79 |
| Rabbich | John | 22 August 1874 | 67 |
| Rabbich | Ann | 15 September 1877 | 74 |
| Rabbich | William | 15 September 1884 | 76 |
| Reddaway | George | 13 February 1918 | 69 |
| Reddaway | Ann | 5 June 1912 | 76 |
| Reed | Ernest | 29 March 1902 | 17 |
| Reed | Frederick W | 8 April 1922 | 32 |
| Saunders | Edith Mary | 28 July 1869 | 2 |
| Shapley | Mary Ann | 27 March 1889 | 78 |
| Shapley | William | 9 March 1904 | 94 |
| Tanner | William | 1 January 1888 | 60 |
| Tuckett | Selina | 22 June 1897 | 20 |
| White | Amelia M L | 2 May 1881 | 76 |
| White | Samuel | 17 April 1886 | 83 |
| White | Sarah Jane | 8 August 1902 | 40 |
| White | William Coombe | 19 December 1909 | 82 |
| White | Elizabeth Jane | 10 May 1916 | 78 |
| White | Elizabeth | 18 May 1910 | 1 day |
| White | James Baker | 18 May 1910 | 1 day |
| White | Charles E | 21 February 1920 | 13 |