St Andrew

north and south aisles, and later Cl5 or early C16 west tower and south porch, restored in 1861 and 1871-2 and again in 1885 to 1886.

Plan and development: The church comprises a chancel of C14, nave

north and south aisles of circa 1436 and a west tower and south porch of later C15 or early C16.

A church or oratory existed in the C12 (font).

In 1245 the church was assigned to the Canons of St Peters Exeter who rebuilt the church.

The existing chancel is C14 but in 1436 Bishop Lacy granted an indulgence to rebuilt the church.

The nave and north and south aisles are of that date and the west tower and south porch were built in the late C15 or early C16.

Exterior: the chancel appears to be all that remains of the C14 church although heavily restored in C19

it has a carved stone wall plate

South porch is late C15 or early C16

Inside the porch a fine 2-bay ribbed vault with blind arcades to the aides, the shafts have carved capitals and there are large carved bosses at the intersections of the ribs.

Fine Beerstone north and south arcades with A type (Pevsner) piers, only the shafts have capitals with foliage carving.

Nave and chancel in one has a ceiled waggon roof which appears to be C15 and has moulded wall plates and ribs and carved bosses at the intersections, all painted.

The narrow north and south aisles also have waggon roofs but Tudor-arched and probably C19, the carved bosses are probably reused from the earlier roof.

The chancel has trefoil headed piscina and a fine C14 triple sedilia with crocketted ogee arches with crochetted pinnacles between.

C15 carved stone pulpit

octagonal with ornate shafts between 6 canopied niches with poppyheads containing figures of saints.

Norman font of red sandstone, deep round bowl on low circular shaft

A carved lectern by Misses Pinwell given in 1911.

Restored rood screen extends across the church and has standard A-type (Pevsner) tracery, pier casing with triple canopied niches and 2 friezes of ornament in the cornice

Carved Royal Arms of Queen Anne over south door.

Hatchment in south aisle.

Monuments: In east end of south aisle Thomas Ridons, late C17 aedicule with apron containing a swag and a skull and cross-bones, with skull with a wreath.

Another simplet wall monument with a latin inscription to Dorothea Risdon, 1663.

On the south side of the south aisle a wall monument to Nicolai Browse 1696, a cartouche with a latin inscription.

Various other wall monuments.

For information on glass see Cresswell.