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Comment on Shute Church by Judy Cannon

Judy Cannon — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:19:30 +0000

Dear Christopher Pole-Carew
Very happy you are fighting for a church that dates back to Saxon times and which happens to be connected to my family. But I have a request:

Am a journalist writing the story of my mother’s family, the Tytherleighs, of Tytherleigh, Devon, for publication, and I would be grateful for your help. Edyth Tyytherleigh married John de la Pole, of Shute, in about the 1400s. She was the daughter of Richard Tytherleigh, of Tytherleigh, and Katherine, daughter of Roger de Cobingdon, of Bristol. Edyth and John had a son, William.

I believe your Pole family bought the property in 1628. I am aware of the memorials at Shute church and Colyton.

My question concerns whether your Pole family was related to John de la Pole of the 1400s, which seems likely since both Poles lived at Shute Manor but which is not conclusive, with a considerable time gap. Very happy to receive any information you have to hand.

Thank you for any help. If you have a Mastercard arrangement for the church fund please forward it to me.
Judy Cannon
judecannon@gmail
New Farm, Brisbane, Australia.

Comment on Tithe Maps by rickwood

rickwood — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:44:15 +0000

thanks very much for pointing that out – will get our expert to sort it out – cheers – Rick

Comment on Shute Church by Christopher Pole-Carew

Christopher Pole-Carew — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:59:26 +0000

The details you have of St Michael’s Church, Shute, are superb: congratulations!
I have recently become a Churchwarden (again!), with Elisabeth Miller. The background to this is that the previous two Churchwardens had been overloaded with work for the Church, and, frankly, had had enough – they have my full sympathies.

Shute Church has serious problems, and we need all the help we can get: in fact the more people involved the lighter the load on anyone. Our problem has been too few people each doing to much. We need sympathetic people of all – or no – religous beliefs, but who feel that for our Church to cease to exist as a real and a positive influence within our Parish would be a very real and serious loss to us all, whether churchgoers or not.
In fact, the Vicar is on record of having said that if things go on as they are our Church will be closed down and maybe abandoned or sold off within 10 years

Finacially things don’t look good: to pay our way we are having to draw on reserves; income isn’t matching expenditure.