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St Petrock

Clannaborough Barton

Devon

Early Medieval origins and plan, rebuilt in late C15-early C16

Architectural Features

slate roof with red ridge tiles.

East side wall includes C18 and early C19 granite memorials to members of Wreford family.

Much-restored interior._ Porch has an open C19 wagon roof: it is bolted together, has chamfered ribs and includes a series of carved bosses, all with the same geometric pattern.

Nave and chancel have C19 open wagon roofs with chamfered ribs, bosses carved with simple geometric motifs, and chamfered wall plate is enriched with variety of 4-leaf motifs some of which may be reused late C15-early C16 work.

Nave floor of patterns of coloured C19 tiles and includes some grave slabs, the oldest in memory of William Wreford, yeoman , his wife Annis and son Roger Chancel floor has C19 encaustic tiles.

C19 Gothic style choirstalls, lectern, pulpit and benches.

Granite font maybe late C15 - early C16 but recut in C19 : it has moulded base, octagonal stem and octagonal bowl with faces containing sunken quatrefoil panels, alternate panels containing a flower motif.

Notable mural memorials include marble monument to Grace Freke on north side of chancel, in which the rectangular plaque is surmounted by a bas-relief vase and apron has bas relief cherub

and a simple rectangular marble monument on north side of nave to Sophia Hughes and son George who drowned together in 1811.

Stained glass in east window and north window of nave by Hardman and Co.

Church is not electrified and is lit by C19 oil lamps and brass candelabras.