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St Peter

St Peter

Westleigh

Devon

Possibly C13 fabric to nave early C14 chancel, both remodelled in C15/C16 when south transept, west tower and north aisle were added.

Architectural Features

Slate roof to nave and chancel with coped gable ends and crested ridge tiles, bitumenized scantle slate roof to north aisle.

Ceiled waggon roofs throughout, with moulded ribs and various ornately carved bosses at the intersections.

The nave has angel figures bearing shields at the foot of each rib to each wall plate.

Considerable number of medieval patterned Barnstaple tiles to nave, south transept and north aisle.

C16 pews to nave, 12 to north side, 6 to south side with elaborately carved bench ends, and 3 to rear south side moulded top rails but without carving to the end.

C19 pulpit.

Early English font with lead- lined bowl supported on engaged corner shafts and smaller shafts to centre of each facet.

Brass oil lamps intact.

2 diamond shaped hatchments painted with shields to east wall of south transept and to west wall of north aisle.

Monuments: north wall of chancel.

Thames Challacombe, 1681.

C19 stained glass to eight of the windows, including early C19 glass in memory of Revd John Torr and Thomas Berry to south end of south transept, and to east end of north aisle to Archibald Clevland who died at Inkerman, 1854.