St Germanus

The nave has a porch under a gable at the west end, with fine Norman door, double doors

The numerous concentric arches decorated with dogtooth patterns are typical of the Romanesque architecture of the Normans. This has to be one of the finest surviving Norman doorways in the country I would have thought. The three windows visible above the door also exhibit typical Norman arches - which as can be seen were semicircular as opposed to the later pointed arches of the great Gothic architectural periods. For wider views of this church see [[[1126000]]], [[[1126003]]] & [[[1126010]]]

© Rob Farrow

Tudor arched door to east.

mask gargoyles.

Fittings: font in nave.

Misericord in south aisle.

Royal Arms dated 1660 in south aisle.

Monuments: In north west tower, the Rysbrack monument to Edward Eliot, 1772

A very fine composition of 1722 by Rysbrack (John Michael Rysbrack 1694-1770) of Member of Parliament Edward Eliot, shown reclining on a sarcophagus, with a mourning figure (his wife?) by his side. This monument was probably the first major work undertaken by Rysbrack after he came to England from Antwerp in 1720. He was to become famous as a celebrated monumental sculptor, and examples of his work can be seen in Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.

© Mike Searle

In nave: slate tablet with acrostic inscription in Latin to Ionhannes Minister, 1631

pair of marble monuments with broken pediments and pilasters, to John Glanville, 1735 and Elizabeth Glanville, 1748.

monument by Westmacott, to John, first Earl St Germans, 1823

Glass: chancel east window has stained glass, dedicated 1896, by E. Burne Jones.