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St Mary

Honeychurch

Devon

C12 fabric with C15 additions.

Architectural Features

The C12 church comprised the present small nave and chancel.

In the C15 they were re-roofed, the west tower was added and in the late C15 or early C16 the seating inserted and the south porch built.

North side of nave has late C15 3-light granite mullion window which has 4-centred heads and square hoodmould.

Nave has C15 3-light granite and limestone mullion window with cinquefoil heads and square hoodmoulds.

To either side of south doorway is a C20 carved granite corbel in the form of a human mask.

The tub front is also C12 and has cable and chevron carving.

It has an early C17 cupola shaped font cover.

The medieval benches survive on the north side of the aisle and to the west of the doorway - they are of very simple and crude construction although the 3 nearest the chancel have carved ends with trefoil-headed panels.

Good circa early Cl7 panelled wooden pulpit with decorative floral carving to the top panels and a geometric design carved on the underside of the integral lecturn.

Simple late C17 or early C18 altar rails with turned balusters and a gate with inverted segmental top.

C15 wagon roof whose ribs and wall-plates have 4-petal flower carving, also carved Dosses.

One late C18 marble wall memorial to members of the Dunning family.

This is a remarkable survival of a small medieval church which has virtually escaped C19 and C20 restoration and whose interior in particular has almost been untouched since the C17 retaining a unique charm.