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St Mary The Virgin

Brushford

Devon

Norman origins, chancel probably C14, nave probably C15, both thoroughly renovated in 1876, early C16 west tower.

Architectural Features

slate roof with crested ridge tiles.

Pulpit passage projects from south side, possibly adapted from former rood stair turret.

On west side tower doorway is a late C16 early C17 granite 2-centred arch with moulded surround.

Pulpit passage turret includes small C19 trefoil-headed light.

South doorway is a probably restored plain Norman arch and contains an old plank door with front coverstrips fixed by large nails.

Tall plain tower arch and inside early C16 beams to ringing floor and small granite flat-arched doorway to newel stair with hollow- chamfered surround.

Nave has ceiled wagon roof, restored but still retaining some much later C15 work.

It is 8 bays with crenellated wall plate, moulded ribs enriched with four-leaf decoration and several original carved oak bosses.

Floor of pulpit passage has reset slate graveslab of John Luxton and C19 flat arched doorways.

Floor of nave and chancel of coloured C19 tiles and chancel includes contemporary encaustic tiles.

Fine and unusual late C15 Flamboyant gothic oak chancel screen, comprising 3 bays either side of central door.

Jacobean oak semi-octagonal drum pulpit on C19 sandstone base.

Panelled sides have lower carved strapwork panels and upper panels with ornate chip-carved blind arches enriched with rosettes and a strapwork frieze above.

C19 Beerstone Decorated Gothic style octagonal font.

2 marble neo-classical mural monuments on both sides of nave both with shaped plaques.

One in memory of John Weston his wife Anne and their descendents up to 1830, the other to the Rev. John Luxton South side has plain plaque in memory of Abraham Tidboald Late C19 stained glass in chancel and east end of nave.