← Database

St Peter The Apostle

Zeal Monachorum

Devon

C12 core, C13 south aisle, much rebuilt in C15

Architectural Features

early C16, major restorations of 1850-3 and 1907-12, and chancel roof restored in 1965.

West tower is probably late C15-early C16 but all detail is C19 replacement granite including most of the weatherings on the buttresses and the coping of the parapet.

The south aisle is probably C13 according to some original Decorated-style granite tracery exposed inside.

The porch, left of centre, is probably early C16 and the south door is blocking a window which retains its original Decorated tracery inside and some of the hoodmould shows outside.

The porch is gable-ended with a late C15-early C16 2-centred granite outer arch with moulded surround and hoodmould.

The south side of the chancel has a possibly late C15-early C16 granite priests door

The east gable end has a large C19 Bathstone 3- light window with Decorated-style tracery and a moulded hood with carved medieval king and queens head labels.

Interior: the south doorway is an early C16 granite 2-centred arch with moulded surround and ramshead stops.

Inside the door can be seen to block a C13 window and some of its tracery is exposed.

The nave has a much-restored open C15 barrel-vaulted roof.

C15 or early C16 granite arcade of 4 bays with 1 overlapping the chancel.

The east window of the chancel is flanked by Bathstone half-engaged shafts with carved foliate caps and an internal moulded hood with the labels carved as a medieval king and queens heads.

The floor, laid in 1913, is of plain tile but includes panels of encaustic tile in the chancel near the altar.

The oak drum pulpit is a First World War Memorial.

The font however is Norman

it is a bucket font of purple basalt with a fillet around the rim of which the lower half is carved to a zigzag.

It has a restored late C17-early C18 oak ogee cover surmounted by a plaster 'dove'.

The font was reinstated in 1853 after being found in the graveyard and set on a piece of limestone also dug up but in 1912.

Near the font are some old pieces of oak

the remains of the village stocks and a couple of pieces of chip-carved oak board found during the restoration of the roof.

The mural memorials are marble but plain

The glass is probably the most interesting feature of the church.

The east window of the chancel has good (though faded) glass by Hardman, dated 1851.

The east end of the aisle has attractive patterned glass by Drake and most of the rest is good quality early C20 stained glass also by Drake.