St David

C13 or C14 west tower

remainder rebuilt in Cl5

Plan and Development: All that remains of the Norman church is the C12 font and fragment of a Norman mask reused on the inside of the porch.

The C13 or C14 west tower is the earliest part of the church.

The rest of the church was entirely rebuilt in the C15 when a new nave was built with an integral chancel, 4-bay north and south aisles and a 2-storey porch.

The third stage has a similar but flat-headed louvred opening on the north side only and the second stage has similar opening on the east side partly concealed by the nave roof and another small granite framed opening on the west side and a C15 window above in volcanic stone of 3-lights with cusped Perpendicular tracery.

On the south side of the chancel in the angle with the south aisle a larger later C19 vestry with battlements like the aisles and a Tudor style doorway and 3-light window.

The Beerstone 4-bay north and south aisles have Pevsner type B piers with 4 shafts and wave mouldings between, moulded bases and carved capitals only over the shafts, so that the wave moulding continues into the 2-centred arches

all the shaft capitals are carved with foliage except for the west piers which have bell-shaped capitals

it has moulded ribs and carved boises.

The small Cl5 piscina on the south side of the chancel has a cusped ogee arch.

There is also a Cl5 cusped ogee piscina in the east end wall of the north chancel chapel, probably the chantry of Thomas Coterell.

Furnishings: Late C19 benches have carved ends.

Early C20 altar rail and the traceried panelling in the sanctuary incorporates a carved wooden double sedilia on the north side with elaborate canopies and carved angels on the arms and a richly carved wooden reredos with a canopy over a crucifixion figures of the Apostles and pinnacles above.

The rood screen although mentioned in a report in 1848 was not mentioned by Davidson.

Richly carved octagonal pipit of 1909 in C15 style with nodding ogee canopies over figures of the Apostles and the carved oak eagle lantern is also of 1909 are both by Herbert Read.

According to Cresswell there were Royal Arms over the tower arch which was once crossed by a gallery - neither survive.

Fine C12 sandstone font with a large round bowl with a carved frieze of palmettos, cable and roll mouldings above and a moulded sandstone stem and base.

Monuments: The oldest memorial is a small brass next to the south doorway to Wylliam Sumaster died 1589, with inscription and 2 brass shields above reset upside-down.

A wall monument on north wall of chancel with Corinthian columns, to Susanna Marshall died 1709.

Another wall monument on south side of chancel with white marble female figure an an urn in relief,unsigned, to Jane Pownall died 1770.

At the east end of the south aisle a wall monument to Henry Blockhaller of Sharpham died 1684, with Corinthian columns and arms above.

A wall monument to John Kellandof Painsford, died 1679 and his wife Susanna died 1648, situated in the north aisle a large cartouche in marble with an epitaph by John Weston of Exeter and date 1692

Above the tower arch an C18 wall monument with a broken pediment.

Stained Glass: East window by Beer of Exeter.

The east window on the south side of the south aisle has patterned glass.