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St Mary Magdalene

Mortehoe

Devon

Parish Church, C12 fabric to nave, probably largely rebuilt

Architectural Features

extended in C13 when chancel and north tower were added.

Early C14 south transept.

In C16 nave heightened and reroofed and north aisle added, possibly replacing north transept in earlier cruciform plan.

South porch and vestry probably also added C16.

Barrel roof with moulded wooden spine, supported on carved and canellated wooden wall plates.

Ceiled wagon roofs to north aisle and south transept with carved bosses at the intersections of the ribs.

Plain moulded pointed chancel arch with striking mosaic by Selwyn Image 1903 of ascending angels flanking representation of Lamb and Cross in central medallion.

C19 piscina on north wall of chancel and stone carved reredos with pointed arched niches on each side with cusped headed inner arches supported on colonettes.

C19 wooden altar table with altar frontals embroidered to Image's designs wineglass stone pulpit with double cusped-headed panels to each facet with ball flower ornamentation between and fleurons above and below.

Nave has fine set of 17 pairs of C18 richly carved benchends and benches with moulded rails.

Stained glass mostly by Beer of Exeter.

Octagonal bowl to font on shaft with lipped capital and square base.

Monuments: Tomb-chest in south transept probably to William de Tracey, early C14.

Incised figure of priest with chalice on lid.

Carved panel of crucifixion at west end.

Then 2 arches similar to south side then 2 arches containing figures in low relief in the niches.

Wall monument with original painted decoration on north wall at upper end of nave to Mary and Thos Newel, early C18.

Wall monument on west wall of south transept by Harry Hems of Exeter to Mary Heddon, died 1889.

Outer and inner colonnettes flank cartouche of 3 female figures.

C19 marble wall monument on south wall of transept by R Scamp of Ilfracombe.