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St Andrew

Aveton Gifford

Devon

Second half of C13, but extensively rebuilt and modi- fied, 1957-1970, following major bomb damage in 1943.

Architectural Features

West end has 4-light C14 style window with sexfoil over quatrefoil tracery.

Porch, which was not destroyed in 1943, has 2-light C14 window over pointed arch with six hollow chamfers to jambs in a slatey and much worn stone and 3 much worn colonnettes, the bases just discernible

Slate floor, C19 ceiling on brackets, splendid C13 inner doorway in richly moulded surround with paired columnsl

Windows generally are in C14 style.

Interior: nave has slate floor, plastered walls, barrel roof in 6 x 10 compartments with bosses, north wall small blind C13 opening and two lancets in deep rere-arches on colonnettes.

Intrados to north tower arch has 191 figure in niche to Bishop Stapletone, c.1300

Fittings: Octagonal C14 granite font with panel decorations, stone altar table, C20 pews.

Memorials: Two white marble Greek tablets nave south, 1813 and 1834, Kingsbridge Sculptors.

big square slate to John Honeychurch, d. 1662, very shallow cut to lettering, three brasses of 1874, 1917 and 1925.