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St Mary

Bideford

Devon

Fittings and monuments retained from old church.

Architectural Features

Both medieval and C19 parts in Perpendicular style.

Fittings: Norman stone font with scalloped bowl having carved panels and cable-mouldings.

Doors in tower arch made up of early C16 carved bench-ends.

C19 pulpit

attached figure of Christ.

Glass screen between the N aisle and chapel engraved by Peter Tysoe, 1982.

Several stained glass windows, including east window by A Gibbs, 1865, and north window by Dix.

Monuments: traceried stone screen between chancel and south chapel incorporating tomb of Sir Thomas Graynfild

chest with quatrefoil panels carrying recumbent figure in armour

south aisle has wall monument with high-relief bust of John Strange, merchant , four times mayor of Bideford