Chagford Devon
Standing over the west door of the tower is the modern statue of St Michael the Archangel in the niche.  This sculpture was carved and given to the church by John Skeaping R.A. a previous resident of Chagford, in memory of his friend Rev. C.H.S. Buckmaster. 
John Skeaping will be best remembered perhaps, for his life size sculpture of the famous horse Hyperion, which stands in the entrance hall of the National Gallery in London, and for his marriage to another famous sculptor, Barbara Hepworth.
   - Church of St Michael, Chagford Devon 
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chagford church devon