West Ogwell Church
WEST OGWELL CHURCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1334475
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- West Ogwell Church
- Statutory Address:
- WEST OGWELL CHURCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1334475
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- West Ogwell Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST OGWELL CHURCH
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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:
- WEST OGWELL CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ogwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 81867 70046
Details
SX 87 OGWELL WEST OGWELL
2/23 West Ogwell Church
23.8.55 I
Redundant parish church, 'of exceptional interest in so far as it is essentially an unaltered building of circa 1300' (N.Pevsner, South Devon, 1952, p.307). Completely free of Victorian restoration. Late C13, possibly with added tower (typescript report by J.Schofield, 1983) which could be as late as early C16. Vestry early C19. Rendered stone with slate roof. Nave, chancel, transepts, west tower, south porch, vestry in angle of nave and north transept. Chancel and north transept have Decorated windows, of 2 lights to north of chancel, 3 lights to east of chancel (with intersecting tracery) and to north and east of north transept. South transept has Perpendicular windows with 4-centred arch and plain chamfer. South doorway of nave (with old door) is similar, but doorway of porch has round arch with chamfered imposts. Porch gabled with granite coping and cross at apex. Plain tapering tower of 2 stages, each finished with a moulded string course, the whole surmounted by a battlemented parapet. On west side a round-arched doorway with, above it, a curious 'Decorated' window of 3 lights under a 4 -centred arch. Belfry openings on all 4 sides, each with a pair of almost round-headed lights. All windows in the church have diamond-shaped leaded lights, many of them containing old glass. Interior: south wall of chancel has triple sedilia with sharply-pointed trefoiled arches. Chancel windows have hood-moulds on the inside, with carved heads (possibly in original position) as terminals. Similar, re-set heads (but no hood-mould) to east window of south transept. Tower arch is almost round-headed with chamfered imposts. Internal stair-turret in south-west corner of Lower has doorway with 2-centred arch and old door. Plain wagon-roofs, plastered over, through. Fittings: octagonal panelled and carved wood pulpit of early or mid C17. White limestone font, perhaps of C18. Early C19 plain box pews in nave and north transept. Early C19 altar rail, bowed in centre, with thin, oblong-section balusters and rounded handrail. South transept has plain stone chimneypiece, presumably to accompany former Squire's pew.
Listing NGR: SX8186670046
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 84301
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Devon, (1952), 307
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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