The Parish Church of St Mary

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SX 99 NE POLTIMORE POLTIMORE

5/161 The Parish Church of - St Mary 30.6.61 GV I

Parish church. Mainly late C15 built by William Bampfylde; the base of the tower may be earlier. Much repair and replacement in the late C16 and C17. North porch looks C17. Upper stage of tower late, possibly 1723 (date of bells). Restorations in 1840, 1868-9. Major restoration and addition of south aisle and clerestory windows in 1883-4 by R M Fulford. Coursed volcanic trap rubble with some Ham Hill and Beer stone dressing; dry slate roof. Exteriors: Tower of 2 stages; disturbed masonry at north west corner square suggests that the lower stage might precede the late C15 rebuilding. Ogee-headed lancet to south, trefoil-headed lancet to north; west doorway with hoodmould under squat 2-light window; door itself, 6 fielded panels and anchor-shaped hinges, C18. Single- light belfry openings; relieving arches over all windows except top stage which oversails and is battlemented. Nave, north side : Porch, possibly C17 with moulded round-headed arch and C18 planked gate. Tall, square-headed 2-light window to right, each light cusped, late C15. 6 clerestory windows (to south also), of 1883-4 by Fulford replacing 3 earlier windows. C19 battlementing. North transept: 2-light pointed window to north, trefoil-headed lights with quatre-foil in apex. 2-light, square-headed window to east (as nave). Moulded string-course below plain parapet. Chancel: C19 2-light window, and one blocked square-headed C15 lancet to north; C19 3-light east window; 2 wide cusped lancets to south, 2-light C19 window; Priests doorway with 2 panel door; buttressing of 1883-4. South transept: two 2-light square-headed windows to south and east, C15. Battlemented. South aisle: by Fulford but retaining 2- light, square-headed window (S) and trefoil-headed lancet (west) from former nave south wall. Interior: Fabric: tall, plain arches to chancel and transepts look to be of the same date, possibly late C15; chancel arch chamfered with pyramid stops. Unchamfered tower arch. Hagioscopes to either side of chancel arch (revealed, 1883-4). Trefoil-headed piscina, south wall of sanctuary. Multifoil-headed (damaged) piscina/cambrey (with shelf) to both north and south transepts, east wall. Good late C15 stone angel corbels: half-figures to nave bearing shields, except those to east and west which play instruments; some ancient colour survives. Four full figures in each transept, also bearing shields, but no longer supporting the present roof. Nave corbels support contemporary moulded timber wall shafts, but the roof is late C16 or C17 (cutting across apex of chancel arch) : 6 bays, almost flat, ceiled; principals with cyma recta mouldings and run-out stops with bar. Same moulding to wall plate. Chancel roof a C19 copy of that to nave. R M Fulford's work : of high quality. 2-bay nave arcade treated in different coloured stones. 6 clerestory windows with contemporary glass of angels with instruments. Chancel : 3-bay sedilia to north, each bay with depressed arch and heavily corbelled shafts; south door under segmental arch which joins up with window recess immediately west. Fittings: Font: Simple cylindrical tub with double bead moulding. Screen: circa 1520-30, extensively restored 1883-4 by Harry Hems. 4-bays and central entrance bay; bay to extreme right wider than the others and the only intact original; 4- light Perpendicular tracery panels to each bay, with coving containing Renaissance detailing (medallions containing stylised foliage motifs); cornice of 2 orders (cf Kentisbeare, Plymtree); C19 cresting. C16 door to tower stairs, chamfered muntins. Bampfylde Gallery, C18 (south transept) : front of 3 bays with fielded panels with fluted pilasters and dentils. Plaster panelled ceiling with big floriated bosses. Gallery reached by (formerly external?) stairs. Reredos: 3 bays, polished marble (Fulford) with tiled panel to each side containing painted angels that look circa 1840. Monuments: Tomb slabs (1) chancel, to John and Agnes Bampfylde, dated 1390, but see end note. (2) nave, to John Bampfylde, d.1650. South transept, south wall: the major monument of the church, of good workmanship, and a very architectural design; to Richard and Elizabeth Bampfylde, erected by their son in 1604; tomb chest (5 bays of strapwork to front, 2 to sides) with Tuscan pilasters, supporting an arcaded canopy, 2 rusticated arches to all free sides, crowned with architrave and epitaph with scrolled brackets; shields and strapwork to rear wall. Effigies lie side by side, he wears armour, his feet on a dog, her feet rest on a ram. Chancel, north wall, mural monument to Charlotte Buller, d.1829 at Rome, by R J Wyatt, dated Rome 1831: deathbed scene with attendant women in half relief. Chancel north wall, cartouche to Joan Bradford, d. 1731. Chancel, south wall, plaque with urn, to Anne Bradford, d.1787. Glass. Fragment, torso of Christ, C15 in sanctuary south window. Note on dating: the tomb in chancel to John and Agnes Bampfylde is dated 1390. They are described (in Latin) as the parents of William Bampfylde who built the church and erected the great bell. Stylistically the medieval work is of the late C15. William Bampfylde was alive in the mid-1450s. The slab was recut in 1840, and the date may be an error for 1490; the marriage connection indicated in the arms is that of an alliance 2 generations after 1390. References: (short titles), John Stabbs, Some Devon Churches, II, pp 138-9, plate 128; B Cresswell, Deanery of Aylesbeare; F Bligh Bond and B Camm, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, II, plate 91, p.343; Pevsner SD, p.247 ; Dr Fortescue- Ffoulkes, A Short History of Poltimore, (reprinted 1976). Devon C19 Churches Project.

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Sources

Books and journals
Foulkes, F, A Short History of Poltimore, (1976)
Bligh Bond, F, Bede Camm, D, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, (1909), 343
Cresswell, B F, Notes on Devon Churches in the Deanery of Aylesbeare, (1920)
Stabb, J, Notes on some Old Devon Churches, (1911), 138-139
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Devon, (1952), 247

Other
Title: 1:2500 Map Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Map
Title: Ordnance Survey 1:2500 SU7173 Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor:
Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Site shown on 1834 Tithe Map
Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey depiction
Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey Map used for previous sched. docs
4332,
3804,
SMR no. 32.00,
SMR record no. 492.00000,
Second bowl barrow nearby,
Record no 01238,
Record 1052,
PRN 542,
Outer banks 3m high,
Mention shale cup,
Mention size of barrow and ploughing,
Mention profile of ditch,
Mention of no sign of ditch from AP`s,
Mention of interpretation by Witts,
Mention of investigation by Peachy,
Mention find of urn on south side,
Mention field system,
Mention enclosure of hilltop,
Mention associated features,
Interpretation of mound as a barrow,
Interpretation of prospecting pit,
Different date of E-W gullies,
Details of partial excavations,
Details of pottery recovered,
Details of external burial,
Description of the ramparts,
Description of building,
Description of barrow,

Local enquiry,
Notes on file at HPG Midlands,
NAR Card no SP95SW14,
NAR Record card no SP95SW14,
Aerial view of field sytem, Aerial view of field sytem,
3586,
Site recognised by Os in 1887,
Reference aerial photographs of ditch,
Record no 01230,
Reference to barrow cemetery,
No sign of ditch from A P`s,
Mention trace of ditch,
Mention trace of second barrow mound,
Mention reduction in barrow height,
Mention of mound on 1946 AP`s,
Mention of flint find by Westerling,
Mention of flint finds,
Mention of aerial photographs,
Mention condition,
Mention cremations and inhumations,
Mention excavations,
Mention 1903 Ordnance Survey Map,
Discussion of excavations at site,
Details of the dates of excavations,
Details of the excavations at site,
Details of finds from the site,
Collapse of structure,
Description of other associated finds,
34141,
Card no 3623,

SMR Record 219,
SMR Record 230,
Notes in file CB25/A, SR 102,
NAR record SO36SW14,
CUC BFA 22-24, CUC BFA 22-24,
Types of pottery remains recovered,
Record no 1185,
Reference to Roman structures,
Part Excavations,
Name of monument,
Mound does not extend NE,
Mention part excav. by Wessex Arch,
Mention of records from 18th century,
Mention of excavations at the site,
Mention of entrance of site,
Mention nearby long barrow,
Mention no sign of ditch,
Mention dimensions of mound,
Mention barrow name,
Field banks enclosing farmstead,
Find of Roman coin,
Details of wall south of villa range,
Detail first defences,
Details of central cist at SW end,
Best surviving medieval remains in w,
Card no 0356,
Mention size of features,
MPP fieldwork by S.Gerrard,
Depiction on Ordnance Survey Map,
RCHME,
Possible enclosure within fieldsystem,
Ordnance Survey , 541/30/3047-48,
4328,
NMR TA0376/3/256,
South Yorks SMR (PI 372),
SMR Record no. 1022.12, 1022.13,
Shale working,
Recognition by OS in 1887,
PI 333,
PRN 2405 and 2485,
Mention survey by G E Playne 1869,
Mention site of motte and bailey,
Mention proximity to long barrow,
Mention of name of site,
Mention of interpretation of long bar,
Mention of historic references,
Mention of first identification,
Mention location of additional stones,
Mention hole in mound in 1953,
Mention find of Bronze Age pottery,
Interpretation of pillow mounds,
Incorrect suggestion of banjo encl,
Mention archaeological investigations,
Details of the fabric of Priory wall,
Details of Skinner`s excavations,
Details of pits recorded by Dymand,
Description of the barrow cemetery,
Description of barrow cemetery,
Date of finds,
Dewpond to the west of settlement,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
View of feature,
Notes in file CB25\A (SR 102),
NAR Card no SP95SW15,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
Suggestion of early manor inside moat,
Reference to Crawford identification,
Reference to name Cadcong,
ref. 1676/0/3,
PRN 2408,
PI 288,
Mention wider cemetery,
Mention survey in 1985,
Mention OS report,
Mention of stoney patch in field,
Mention of Greenwell`s reference 218,
Mention of finds from site,
Mention location of gateway,
Mention group of 4 barrows,
Mention date of enclosure,
Mention composition of mound,
Identification as a saucer barrow,
Interpretation as a RB boundary,
Footings of building,
Details of the site name,
Details of south-eastern structures,
Details of aerial photographs,
Detail secondary defences,
Date of excavations at the site,
Card no 0516,
View of ridge and furrow,

information board in castle,
See 146456,
Details of Roman pottery from site,

Two structures identified,
Somerset SMR 33638,
SMR record no. 492.01000,
Report of mounds on aerial photograph,
Record no 1221,
PRN 4327,
Name of long barrow,
PI 156,
Mention slit trenches on mound,
Mention part excavation by Austen,
Mention of pillow mound,
Mention of hut circles within fort,
Mention name of site,
Mention of excavation hollow,
Mention finds from the site,
Mention dimensions of barrow mound,
Mention berm,
Mention barrow ditch,
Interpretation of eastern entrance,
Finds at British Musuem,
Details of well,
Details of circular structure,
Details of restoration (1976),
Detail finds of RB pottery,
Description,
Card no 0308,
Extent of field system,
Depiction,
MPP fieldwork S. Gerrard,
On site interpretative board,
NAR Card no 1645,
Size of enclosure within field system,
Olique APs and a vertical AP in SMR,
0517 AP 13A,
CUC RC8 GH63,
4333,
Reference to hut circles in west,
SMR no 1339.01.000,
Record no 148,
Record no 00186,
Originally surrounded by moat,
Mention wider barrow cemetery,
Mention 'T' shaped plan,
Mention primary inhumation,
Mention of observation by M Crooke,
Mention of finds from the site,
Mention of Greenwell`s ref no. 217,
Mention no sign of ditch from AP`s,
Mention field observtion,
Mention dimensions of barrow,
Mention berm of site,
Iron Age finds discovered by Warre,
Extensive disturbance by later sites,
Details of southern cist at SW corner,
Details of the Romano-British finds,
Details of excavations in 1874,
Description of urns found in 1925,
Date of excavations,
Card no 0517,
Record No. 01236,
Frances Griffith,
In possession of Mr Blunt (owner),
SMR Record 08203,
Annotation on record 6": 1 mile,
NAR Card no SP85SE19,
Held by Dr Canadine, The Manor House,
Report of name of field by Vlasto,
Record no 01869,
Record no 00187,
Occurrence of graves across hilltop,
No sign of street plan,
Name of the barrow,
Name of the site,
Mention possible site of manor house,
Mention of occupation debris,
Mention of dry-stone revetment wall,
Mention of early ploughing over site,
Mention of 25 coins of Theodosius,
Mention of 17th century finds,
Mention early date for field system,
Mention barrow,
Dissolution date of site,
Excavation conducted before 1880,
Dimensions of ditch from AP evidence,
Discovery of circular footings 1873,
Details of lifting gear of well,
Details of excavations,
Detail development of site AD 200-100,
AP`s showing traces of field system,
Account of hut platforms,
15th century date of smaller tower,
Conversation with owner,
On site information,
Location of lynchets,
Oblique AP file SMR, untitled series,
AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20, AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20,

Two stone structures,
Reference to dry stone wall on site,
Record no. 01241,
record no 070248,
Name of the bowl barrow,
Mention wider round barrow cemetery,
No trace of ditch,
Mention OS 1903 map,
Mention of survey by Dennison,
Mention of parish boundary wall,
Mention of finds from 1870 excavation,
Mention of earlier field boundary,
Mention of 1870 excavations by Lyons,
Mention mint at Cadanbyrig,
Mention ditch showing as a soil mark,
Mention collegiate college,
Mention dense vegetation,
Finds from surrounding area,
Excavation by Huntley in 1700,
Discovery of burial chamber in 1871,
Details of designers of Priory Church,
Details of 1975 excavation,
Detail size of mound,
Card no 0478,
33695,33696,33698,
Aerial photograph showing ditch,
19th century drawing in SMR file,
SMR Record 1661,
Size of terraces,
NMR 9240/3, NMR 9240/3,
CUC ARC 1-2, CUC ARC 1-2,
Suggestion of bailey on AP`s,
Report of name of the field by Vlasto,
Record no 01244,
Presence of similar structures to S,
PI 257,
Name of site,
Mention second disc barrow nearby,
Mention of sketch of burial chambers,
Mention other fishponds,
Mention of iron ore and white clay,
Mention of enclosure rubble banks,
Mention mansion at 'The Bowl',
Mention hollow in top of mound,
Mention enclosing wall/ raised area,
Mention bank (NAR rept),
Iles interpretation of a pillow mound,
Finds of surounding area,
Dimensions of column,
Details of barrow dimensions,
Details of NE chamber and contents,
Detail partial excavations of 1955,
Description of E-W gullies,
Beaker pottery at Ashmolean Musuem,
View of site,
Field survey,
Recent survey by RCHME,
notes on file CB25/A (SR Rm 102),
Total size of village/field system,
EH Mon Terrier description,
AP NMR SO4494-95, AP NMR SO4494-95,
suggestion of monument as sheep encl,
Size of stone column,
SMR card no 3653,
Record no 00193,
Poss. early industrial significance,
Possibility of the name Portbury Hill,
Mention the name of the site,
Mention Tithe Map,
Mention Roman deposits,
Mention revetment of mound,
Mention of motte and bailey castle,
Mention of Greenwell record no. 216,
Mention of Greenwell reference 219,
Mention of medieval pottery at moat,
Mention house to the east,
Mention initial composure of building,
Mention excavations by St George Gray,
Mention field bank to the north,
Location of ditch by Wessex Arch,
Location of quarry ditch by Wessex Ar,
Heath present before const. of barrow,
Details of SW chamber and contents,
Details of flintwork from the fort,
Details of structure of barrow,
Description of finds made in 1925,
Description of NW ditch,
Construction during Civil War,
In possession of Mr Blunt (owner),
MPP site photo,
Conversation with CAO,
NAR ST 87 SE 4,
Details of parchmarks at site,
NAR SO36SW14,
The name of the monument,
The name of the monument,
Structure of burial chamber and finds,
The name of the monument,
Reference to Greenwell`s number 220,
Record no 358,
Priory replaced collegiate college,
PI 174,
Mention variance in size of barrow,
Mention surrounding quarry ditch,
Mention of watching brief (1939-40),
Mention of unauthorised prospecting,
Mention of historical references,
Mention of finds held at Taunton,
Mention millstream,
Mention hollow in barrow mound,
Mention destruction of barrow,
Mention Bronze Age urn,
Incorrect location,
Finds of 1885,
Details of the name of the site,
Details of size of rooms,
Details of 1953-4 excavations,
Detail of more extensive remains,
Dark ring around base of mound,
CU ART 51 RC8 EV11,
Reference to round barrow cemetery,
Somerset 10594,
Record no 1166,
PRN 2425,
Oval shape in 1926,
Misinterpreted as a long barrow,
Mention other mounds within the area,
Mention ploughing of mound,
Mention size of barrow mound,
Mention of identification by Crooke,
Mention of reference in Saxon Charter,
Mention of field lynchets,
Mention no sign of a bailey,
Mention flat-topped mound,
Mention ditch,
Interpretation as stockpens,
Mention barrow mound,
Find of gold slater,
Details of tiled floor,
Details of Priory wall,
Details of central burial,
Date of gatehouse,
Description of avenue,
Detail dimensions of the ditch,
Sketchplan,
Card no 0461,
Oral with Dr T.A.P. Greeves,
Location,
RCHM archive text.,
NAR Card no SP74SE1,
Pickering, J,7757/4-8,13 7857/7,
4342,
CUC BWC 024,
Somerset 54640,
SMR record no. 492.01100,
Reference to the two nearby barrows,
Record no 1051,
PRN 2417,
PRN 2426,
PI 159,
Mention skeleton found in 1940-1,
Mention structure with side extension,
Mention partial excavations,
Mention of period of occupation,
Mention of hollow-way as sunken track,
Mention of IA/RB fieldsystem,
Mention flag-staff,
Mention flinty mound,
Mention ditch of site,
Mention barrow group,
Interpretation of colonnade/portico,
Interpretation as a siegework,
Details of the structure of the site,
Details of restoration by Joliffe,
Details of restoration (1951-64),
Details of debris around well head,
Detail early IA occupation,
Derbyshire SMR (PRN 8115),
Description of appearance of site,
Extent of enclosure,
Mr R Webb, Lodge Secretary,
RCHM archive text,
NAR Card no SP70NW3,
NAR Card no SP84SW6,
Card no 1293,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
Discovery,
Pitstone SP 91 NW 4/149,
SMR Record 1645,
FMW record,
Total area of surviving village,
SX47SE062,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
Size of feature,
Placename associations,
Record no 00194,
Nave completed in 1234,
PI 341,
Mention quarry,
Mention of wartime installations,
Mention of unburnt human remains,
Mention of mutilation,
Mention interpretation of kitchens,
Mention of cross bank and ditch,
Mention excavations by Alcock,
Mention interpretation as a hutcircle,
Mention,
Foundation date of site,
Heath est. before const. of barrow,
Discovery of RB cremations and graves,
Details of finds from excavations,
Details of 14th century alterations,
Details of 14th century pottery,
Description of SE ditch,
Details of 1856 excavation,
9131,
on display inside church,
Photographic evidence,
33834,
Conversation owners,
NMR record TQ 37 NE 68,
Commemorative plaque at Priory House,
Description of samian and pottery,
CUC BSC 002/003, CUC BSC 002/003,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
Reference the barrow,
Reference the barrow group,
Record no 01235,
No mention by Grinsell/RCHME,
No obvious signs of ditch on AP`s,
Mention tree clump circle,
Mention of various interpretations,
Mention of urns from chambers,
Mention of AP cropmarks to east,
Mention of artefacts from the site,
Mention excavation hollow in NE,
Mention condition of barrow,
Mention condition of building,
Foundation by de Redvers in c.1150,
Discovery of RB material during 19thC,
Discovery of RB material around well,
Details of finds,
Details of 1821 excavations,
Details of 1854 excavations,
Card no 1643,
34859,
682,
Church Guide,
SMR Ref. 00231,
SMR Record No. 01528,
Ancient monuments terrier,
CUC BZN 1-2, CUC BZN 1-2,
CUC PG8, CUC PG8,

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