St Andrew

late C13-early C14 nave, chancel and south transpet (the latter known as the Horwell Aisle and was built as a chantry by Sir Walter de Bathe)

C15 tower

north aisle and chapel built circa 1460 in memory of John Coplestone

late C15-early C16 south porch

High west tower in 4 stages with chamfered plinth, diagonal buttresses and embattled parapet with corner pinnacles enriched with Tudor crockettes and standing on diagonally-set shafts.

On west side is a C15 volcanic stone 2-centred arch with a richly-moulded surround and cushion stops.

On the left inside edge is carved the intials I.C. and the date 1674.

The south side has a C15 2-light Beerstone window in similar style to belfry windows immediately above centre dripcourse, the bottom of which is hidden by a C19 wooden octagonal clockface with painted Roman numerals and brass hands.

The south wall of the nave shows remains of a Transitional Norman arcade blocked in late C13-early C14, presumably when a south aisle was demolished.

Lower wall has been underbuilt when arches filled and early C14 windows inserted, 2 to left of porch and 1 to right

Late C13-early C14 south transept of squared blocks of coursed masonry.

Betweeen them is a restored C16 red sandstone round-headed priests door with ovolo-moulded surround, and containing a C19 plank door with strap hinges.

East window is a large replacement 4-light Perpendicular style window with probably original arched hood with labels carved as angels with shields bearing heraldic achievements

Although window is completely C19 it is believed to be a copy of the original C15.

The north side of the aisle is flanked by angle buttresses and contains 5 identical C15 3-light Perpendicular windows with buttresses between.

The porch has stone seats each side and late C15-early C16 ceiled wagon roof with moulded ribs springing from below wall plate.

Nave roof is late C15-early C16 and a larger version of that in the porch.

The chancel roof may contain sale C15 or early C16 carpentry but has been heavily restored with C19 oak panels, good carved bosses and embattled wall plate.

The late C13-early C14 arch from nave to south transept has a chamfered double arch ring of volcanic stone on plain semi-circular responds with shallow, soffit- chamfered imposts.

Although the arch looks as though it could be Norman- Transitional work it does not relate well to the rest of the blocked arcade.

The piers are moulded (Pevsner's B-Type) with carved foliate caps.

They are similar oak screens probably dating from circa 1460 and very unusual being probably the work of imported Breton craftsmen.

The floors throughout the church have been replaced with C19 tile and in places levels have been altered.

It is flanked by the figures of St Andrew and John the Baptist.

Pulpit of 1903 by Dart and Francis.

The lectern is the drum of an C18 hexagonal pulpit built of pine with mahogany veneer and panelled sides.

A unique survival is the mid C15 oak prie-dieu, now moved from the Coplestone Chapel to the nave.

There is linenfold panelling on the front and back and the desk and bench ends are carved with grotesque figures framed by wreathed foliage

the seat panel features a robed figure holding a branch or palm in one hand and the Coplestone arms in the other, the desk panel features a scaly-skinned 'wild man' armed with a club and holding tile arms of the George family.

Some of the benches and most of the bench ends are probably late C15-early C16.

The ends have frames of wreathed foliage springing from vases and panels are carved with various patterns of Perpendicular tracery.

The chapel has a C17 table as an altar.

Late Decorated-early Perpendicular Beerstone font Octagonal bowl with sides carved with square panels containing quatrefoils and alternate panels including a shield and around the base a floriated valance.

Fine early C17 ribbed oak ogee font cover surmounted by a carved double- faced figure, believed to be a cleric in minor orders, wearing amice, alb and girdle.

It was later given wings in mistaken belief it represented an angel.

It now has a late Victoria Chain and counterweight in the form of a gilt-brass crown.

Church lads some good mural memorials.

The best is the Lady Elizabeth Coryton memorial on north side of chancel.

It comprises a rectangular slate plaque with sonnet obituary in Beerstone bolection frame enriched with carved ascanthus Leaf.

To the left is the C19 Silliphant mural memorial in white marble which comprises a set of 5 plaques to various members of the family who died between 1822-94 with a moulded cornice surmounted by pediment in which is a sunburst motif.

On south side of chancel is the Margaret Burrington of West Sandford mural memorial which comprises a rectangular slate plaque in mould Beerstone frame surmounted by crowned skulls on pedestals and lozenge-shaped heraldic achievement in a cartouche.

Next to it is a memorial to Anne Burrington of West Sandford in a Beerstone frame enriched with egg and dart.

Both Burrington memorials include obituaries and Anne's is unusually original.

In the Coplestone chapel are 3 C19 mural memorials

a white marble memorial in Tudor Gothic style to members of the Hanlyn family who died between 1777 and 1846, a white marble sarcophagus-shaped plaque on black marble base in memory of Ellen May Pickering which includes enamel insets resembling cloisonee representing angels.

On the floor of the south transept are 2 Beers tone carved grotesque heads presumably from the Norman-Transitional corbel table.

2 C17 oak chests in north aisle, one with variously shaped panels along the front made up of planted mouldings and another with a panelled front and gouged scrollwork along the sides an arcade along the top rail.

There is also a plain C17 oak hutch in the north aisle and another in the south transept.