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St George

Georgeham

Devon

Parish Church, C13 fabric to nave, south aisle possibly C14, both rebuilt in C15 when west tower was added.

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles, coped gable ends and apex crosses.

West side has pointed arched 4-light window with labelled hoodmould above pointed arched C15 doorway with hollow moulded surround with fleurons and foliated emblems and single ecclesiastical bust around the moulding.

Unceiled waggon roofs to nave and south aisle with carved bosses at each of the intersections.

The stone pulpit with panelled insets to the three sides with short marble colonnettes supporting enriched arches.

Square bowl of early font, with chamfered sides lies near base of pulpit.

Blocked ogee-arched doorway behind pulpit.

Elaborate C19 reredos with crocketted pinnacles, double steeply pointed arches to each side with marble colonnettes and painted figures in each of the 4 panels.

Stone carved panel of Last Supper to centre C13 ogee-arched piscina in south wall of chancel and another C13 piscina in south chancel chapel.

Stone panel on north chancel wall, reset in C19 c.1300 depicting the Crucifixion.

Mutilated heads to Christ and two flanking figures with weeping angels to each end of the Cross.

Stone effigy in segmental arched niche in south wall of south chancel chapel, said to be Mauger of St Aubyn cross-legged knight with 2 dogs at feet, sword, sheild and supportive angels.

Elaborate C17 monuments across the angle of the chapel to the Newcourt family of Pickwell.

Large marble monument erected 1776 on east wall of chapel to John Hams of Pickwell Esq. "twice M.P. for Barnstaple, died 1768" and family.

Wall monument on north slde of nave to Edward Richards gent and family, late C18.

Unusual late C16 tablet on north chancel wall to Iohannis Berry, rector with Greek and Latin inscription.