St Mary

The south transept probably dates from an Early English C13 cruciform church which was probably extended by a north chancel chapel or chantry in late C13/early C14, before the north aisle was added.

Pevsner suggests that the unusual design of the north aisle windows may be late C14.

The north aisle has a diagonal east buttress and unusual windows which Pevsner suggests may be late C14.

tall chamfered volcanic tower arch, C19 chancel arch springing from a corbel on the south wall and a pier and capital to the north which abut a medieval pier.

the east respond, west respond and westernmost arch are volcanic, the rest Beerstone, with different mouldings to the piers and arches and rustic carved captials.

The easternmost respond is partly late C13/early C14 and a fragment of an early arch with a shallow image niche survives abutting a volcanic double-chamfered arch on the chancel side and a further granite chamfered arch.

The nave and aisle roofs are unceiled waggons with moulded ribs and bosses, all largely C19, parts of the carved wall plate in the north aisle are medieval.

The chancel has an 1868 low stone screen with blind tracery divided by shafts with carved capitals, iron railings above have been removed.

The 4-sided stone pulpit on a wineglass stem is attached to the screen

the pulpit is brattished with trefoil-headed blind arches containing paintings of saints on tin.

Good set of 1868 brass fittings including a candelabra and processional cross.

The C19 stained glass in the chancel is a part of the architectural design with a good east window by Drake of Exeter and quarries in the north and south windows.

The south transept has a circa late C13/early C14 ogee-headed Beerstone tomb recess with rustic cutting.

The nave and aisle have some medieval bench ends and benches, circa early C16, carved with tracery and fleur de lis.

C19 octagonal font with carved panels on carved stem.

Memorials include a number of ledger stones used to pave the church and a particularly fine brass wall monument commemorating the wife of Dr Edward Gee, rector 1596-1618.

A large Gothic wall monument on the south wall of the nave commemorates members of the Langdon family, recording names from 1821-1898.

A medieval church with an intriguing building history, some unconventional medieval tracery for the county and an 1868 chancel with good co-eval fittings.