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St. Gregory

St. Gregory

Goodleigh

Devon

Parish Church, late C15, early C16 west tower, otherwise rebuilt 1881 by Ashworth.

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles, coped gable ends.

Cusped headed niche above with stone carved episcopal figure.

Each alternate truss has plain moulded corbel with carved wooden angels at the base of each brace.

Each panel has diagonal struts with carved foliated designs at each intersection.

Carved wooden reredos with blind cusped-headed panels with carved wooden symbols in each panel.

C19 polygonal pulpit, pews, with blind ogee-arched panels with decorative spandrels to the bench ends.

Octagonal bowl and stem to the font with quatrefoil panels to the bowl and cusped-headed panels to the stem.

Painted Royal Arms at west end of south aisle, dated 1788.

Wall monuments.

Chancel north side to Charles Cooke, rector d. 1685.

Two monuments on south wall of south aisle, one to Thomas Acland of Combe d. 1633, scrolls flanking slate plaque with fleur-de-lis pendant and heraldic shield above, the other to James Acland d. 1655, semi-circular headed plaque with shield above and painted roundels to each side, bust below all with encircling inscriptions.

East window stained glass dated 1880.

Flag floor to chancel, decorative patterned tiles to chancel.