A VICTORIAN pulpit which dominated the nave of the 13th century St Pancras church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, has been moved, creating the potential for a useful performing space. The granite pulpit was put there by the Tucker family of nearby Natsworthy Manor in 1876 and described as 'vulgar Victorian,' by Peter Dracup, secretary of the parochial church council. 'It dominated the whole of the nave. If you had a wedding you could hardly see anything that was going on because of the darn pulpit. 'People who use the church regularly think it's wonderful. One or two people can't understand why we've bothered.' Visiting choirs and orchestras have been scrunched up under the pulpit's looming presence. Now the edifice has been moved 20 feet to the entrance of the South Transept, Mr Dracup said the church's future was brighter. 'We will be able to use it for concerts and everything like that and it will be a lot more pleasant than before.' On June 17, the Barnstaple Male Voice Choir is performing there at 7pm – the start of new things to come.