Architectural Features
slate roof with crested ridge tiles.
West side has late C15 granite doorway, a flat 2-centred arch with richly- moulded surround and cushion stops with side spirals.
The chancel is rubble built and is probably medieval although it has C19 quoins and the roof level has been raised slightly, the east end has Hatherleigh stone shaped kneelers, coping and a cross of Iona at the apex.
On the north side all the windows are C19 with acutely pointed heads and with Perpendicular tracery and moulded-hoods with carved labels.
The moulded hood has labels carved as male and female heads.
Above the arch the gable contains a carved plaque containing the crest of the Earls of Portsmouth with the date 1867.
They are relatively plain although the north aisle roof has carved bosses and the wall plate is enriched with carved openwork and painted heraldic devices under each truss.
The tall plain flat-arched tower arch is probably C15.
Contemporary Beerstone moulded arch dying into plain responds between aisle and chapel and 3-bay Beerstone arcade between nave and aisle in which piers have clustered shafts with Perpendicular- style moulded and carved capitals.
The arch between the chancel and chapel is granite, probably reset C15 work.
Floors throughout of C19 tiles laid in patterns.
Contemporary Gothic stalls and pulpit.
It is a purple mudstone cushion font.
The carving has been retooled.
circular shaft has neck ring carved with chevrons and cable ring at base, and plinth formed of scallops on a slope with the corners cut to exaggerated curves.
On the north wall of the chapel is the monument to Edward Lord Viscount Chichester and Dame Anne his wife erected by their son Arthur in 1648.
A fine monument (among the finest in Devon) to Arthur, Viscount Chichester (†1674), Earl of Donegal, his two wives Dorcas (†1630), and Mary (†1648), lie each side of him. His children by his second wife Mary are grouped below her. The monument was erected in 1650.
The pair are represented as life size recumbent figures, high quality carvings in white marble.
The Viscount, carved in white marble, stands life size in the centre
The pilasters supporting the pediment are carved with arms and trophies of war.
The arch is enriched with heraldic badges and soffit has arms and symbols of war carved on marble panels.
The east end of the chapel is completely taken up by the massive Italian marble monument in memory of William Fellowes Massive flanking, full height Corinthian columns carry a moulded entablature and segmental pediment containing the arms of the deceased in a cartouche.
In the middle is a round-headed niche containing the incomplete memorial, a rectangular base with soffit-moulded lid containing the inscription in poor Latin and with a sarcophagus shaped block above with the base for a missing vase.
4 figures from the base are also missing.
Other monuments include a rectangular plaque high in the wall alongside to right of the Edward Chichester monument in memory of John Coplestan and his wife Dorothy To left of the tower arch is the marble mural memorial of Henry Arthur Fellowes
To right of the tower arch the marble mural monument of Francis Fellowes
On north side of the aisle plain marble memorial in memory of Lady Uriaha Wallop The north door is flanked by similar Gothic style marble memorials, the left to Newton 4th Earl of Portsmouth and the right to his wife Catherine The nave contains some fragments of C16 armorial glass reset in the tracery.
The Portsmouth pew is overlooked by a good stained glass window in memory of Isaac Newton (sic), 5th Earl of Portsmouth and made by Kempe.
Other C19 stained glass in chancel by Clayton and Bell.
Nave has an ornate C19 brass chandelier and a cast iron tortoise stove.