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St Michael

Marwood

Devon

SS 53 NW 4/29 25.2.65 MARWOOD MARWOOD VILLAGE Church of St Michael I Parish Church, C13 fabric to chancel with two lancets to north side (recent) and pointed south doorway.

Architectural Features

Nave, rest of north aisle and upper stages of tower principally C15.

Mostly recut Perpendicular window at west end and C15 west door with Pevsner 'B-type' moulding and flat-pointed arch.

C14 south doorway with small foliated corbels.

Two square-headed perpendicular style windows of 3-lights with carved leaves in the spandrels to each side of porch.

Capitals from western respond have 'Green man' foliage and berries then 3 fluerons between plain shields then two piers with interlaced fern and leaf decoration then one with continuous fern pattern and interlaced leaves in eastern respond.

North aisle more complete with carved bosses in the intersections of the ribs.

C14 3- light window reset probably in C17, at east end of north aisle has pointed-arch heads under gentle ogee arches.

Section of very fine early C16 rood screen spanning north aisle only.

Richly carved panels recording the name of 'Sir John Beaupul', Parson of Marwood holding office in 1520.

Renaissance influence in carving.

Large plasterwork Royal Arms at west end of north aisle 1763 datestone on its outside wall may indicate date of its erection.

Early rectangular font bowl lies at west end of next to replacement front with cover carved by John Robinson.

Some medieval floor tiles remain principally rear of new C17 pulpit.

13 C16 pews in nave 2.5 metres wide, with ornamental carved bench ends and moulded backs.

Monuments.

Marble wall tablet with loric colonettes flanking inscription to Anne Chichester of Westcote On north wall of north aisle a monument by J Berry with urn and pedestal over Doric columns and frieze with inscription to an owner of Ley Medallion below has palmettes with hour-glass above north aisle north wall has marble wall monument to William Parminter Inquisitor General for the South Sea Company and other members of his family.

Inscription "This monument having lost its hold on the wall where it had been fixed-fell on the floor and was much mutilated.

Corinthian pillars surmounted by seated figures to each side of armorial shield and urn.

Marble wall tablet on south wall of nave dated 1633.

Ionic colonnettes to each side of tablet with hour glass in pendant.

At west end on south wall nave a wall monument to William and Anthony Beard died 1652 aged 16 and 19.

Two busts in high relief leaning on table with skull and hour glass.