What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Berry Head House The home of Rev Henry Francis Lyte Vicar of All Saints Brixham who wrote "Abide With Me" here on Sept 4th 1847 Recorded plaque organisation: Torbay Civic Society.
Rev Henry Francis Lyte was a British Anglican clergyman and poet, best known for writing the hymn "Abide With Me," composed at Berry Head House in Brixham.
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