Church of St Mary

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STOCKLEIGH POMEROY
STOCKLEIGH POMEROY
Church of Saint Mary

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Parish church. C13, extended 1453 and restored 1863 by W White. Red sandstone and
volcanic trap. Rubble walls with freestone dressings of volcanic trap, Beerstone
and sandstone, dry slate roof laid in bands of different sizes, crested ridge tiles
and coped gable ends. Nave, chancel, west tower, north aisle and south porch. C15
tower of 1 stage with plinth, string under parapet with battlements and square stair
turret to east end of north side rising to slightly higher level. West doorway is
C19 replacement; C15, 3-light Perpendicular west window with hoodmould over; C15 3-
light trefoil headed windows with slate louvres and hoodmoulds to bell storey to
east, west and south. C15 north aisle has original C15 Perpendicular 3-light
windows of Beerstone, 3 to north wall and 1 to each coped gable end with hoodmould.
Chancel projects beyond north aisle and has weathered diagonal corner buttresses and
coped gable. C13 walling survives to string level of gable end and retains single
lancet to blocked undercroft. 3-stepped lancets over string are C19. South wall of
chancel is original to window head level with plinth, 2 volcanic trap lancets and
weathered buttress between. South wall of nave greatly rebuilt C19, has 2-light C19
window to left of porch and 3-light C19 window to right, both in late C13 style with
hoodmoulds. Porch, late C19 with coped gable and diagonal weathered corner
buttresses, has C19 doorway with ordered pointed arch and relieving arch over.
Inner south doorway is reconstruction of late Norman doorway incorporating heavy
roll moulded jambs and inner arch, bullnosed impost stones and outer arch with
alternate billet mouldings. Relieving arch over. C19 arch braced roof.
Interior of church: C15 oak waggon roof to north aisle with cavetto and ovolo-
moulded ribs and under purlins. C19 crown post and tie beams, arch braced roof to
nave. C19 arch braced roof to chancel with moulded corbels. Pointed rubble tower
arch with coved impost stones; original oak door to tower stair; painted rear arches
to aisle windows; original rear arches to chancel south windows; C19 engaged shafts
and rear arches to chancel east windows; C13 trefoil headed piscina in south wall of
chancel; Medieval glass in centre light of east window of aisle and fine white
limestone C15 standard B (Pevsner) 4-bay arcade with steep 4-centred arches carried
on capitals with alternate plant or mermen and sea monster undercut carvings.
Fittings: C19 font with quatrefoils, coats of arms and Tudor flower carving; fine
C15 Perpendicular oak tower screen (possibly resited rood screen) with standard A
(Pevsner) mouldings; some Victorian reconstruction to north end but traces of
original paint to original part. Early-mid C17 oak polygonal pulpit on original
octagonal goblet base with Renaissance arabesques and carved masks to sides and
trailing vine carving to handrail. 15 C16 oak bench ends with Renaissance carvings
most with original benches to north aisle; 11 more similar bench ends with Victorian
benches to nave and many Victorian copies. In tower a painted board of 1699 with
names of benefactors to the poor of the parish since
Some simple wall and many C17 and C18 headstones used as flooring including one to
Thomas Foxe, sometime Minister of Davidstowe, d.1685 and wife of Obadiah Foxe,
Rector of the parish, 1683.

Listing NGR: SS8766403566

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