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Brayford

Devon

Features mainly of the C15 or early C16 and of the 1873 restoration by Ashworth, but undoubtedly earlier fabric to nave and chancel which are built of small shale rubble.

Architectural Features

Crenellated parapet with a small corner obelish pinnacles and moulded stone cornice with grotesque gargoyles at each corner, to the centre of each face and at each angle of the polygonal stair turret to north side.

Cl5/early C16 Perpendicular west window of 3 lights with cavetto mullions above 4- centred arched double hollow chamfered west doorway with hoodmould.

Interior: 4-bay arcade with Pevsner 'B type' piers with foliated capitals, removed from each end respond, the 2 outer piers having shields at the corners, that at west end on south side carved in shape of human head.

3 sections of the rood screen have been reused as part of the base of the partition closing off this arch.

Norman font with zig-zag frieze to top of circular bowl with later scalloped design added at the base, on circular stem and recut base.

C19 nave and chancel seating, pulpit and carved angel lectern.

East window has stained glass dated 1919.