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The chimes of Exeter’s Trivitt Memorial Church have been ringing out since December 1890. They have sounded out to mark the both the joyous and tragic occasions of the town’s life. For the past 130 years, the Trivitt chimes have been one of Exeter’s treasured traditions.
The Trivitt Memorial Church was constructed in 1888 with funds donated entirely by Thomas and Elizabeth Trivitt. Built in the Gothic style with arched doors and windows, with a magnificent stained glass rose window measuring nearly 20 feet high – and complete with gargoyles carved in relief on the outside wall – the church was dedicated to the Trivitt family and doors.