Former Church of St Martin
FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1105369
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1105369
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- North Tawton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7023300945
Details
NORTH TAWTON
SS 70 SW
7/64 Former Church of St Martin
22.2.67
II*
Former church, now in use as agricultural store. Late C13 with C17 porch, restored
in 1983-4. Sandstone rubble walls. Gable ended Delabole slate roof.
Plan: simple rectangular plan with no division between nave and chancel. Small
porch added on south side in C17. Restored in 1983-4 leaving most of the structure
intact, only the porch being slightly altered.
Exterior: original fenestration is intact and consists of single light cusped
lancets on south side and 3-light lancet with pointed arched heads, central light
taller, at east end and to nave south window right of porch. Single storey porch to
left of centre on south side, originally had an elliptical arched wooden lintel to
outer doorway, this has been rebuilt in brick. The south doorway of the church was
rebuilt in the C17 and has a round-headed ovolo-moulded stone arch. C17 studded
plank door. At the west gable end a restored stone bellcote surmounts the apex with
a ball finial and wrought iron cross. Around the walls are irregularly spaced
putlog holes.
Interior: undecorated common rafter wagon roof survives which was at one time
plastered, it may not be original but is probably before 1600. Above the timbers
are rough pegged wooden boards forming a lining beneath the slates. Crenellated
wall-plates. The windows have deep internal splays with dressed quoins. The walls
inside have old plaster and limewash coating. No internal fittings survive.
This church originally served the ancient parish of Broad Nymet which consisted of
only 42 acres and was subsequently absorbed into North Tawton.
Unaltered small Early English Churches are particularly unusual and it is probaby
due to its change of use that this building survives as such.
Listing NGR: SS7023300945
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 92947
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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