Stoke Climsland Church

Late C15 in 3 stages with moulded plinth, chamfered string courses and set-back buttresses.

Canted staircase projection for former rood screen, lit by narrow rectangular slit opening, to west has three C19 windows to left, 2 to right with panel tracery in 3 lights and one to left with intersecting tracery, all with hoodmoulds.

West wall of aisle has C19 three-light Decorated-style window and east wall has C15 window with intersecting panel tracery and hoodmould.

2 centre windows are C16 of 3 segmental-headed lights/those to west rather more pointed) with hollow spandrels and dripstones.

3-light C19 Decorated-style window in rebuilt west wall and C15 window with intersecting panel tracery in 5-lights to east end.

North side has C16 three-light segmental-headed window like those in north aisle but with blind quatrefoils to spandrels

Interior: Ceiled waggon roof with bosses at intersections has 5 rails to nave and 3 to chancel, junction marked by C19 angels to billet-moulded wall-plate although there is no structural division, chancel comprising 2 eastern bays of arcades plus sanctuary.

Arcades in 6 bays, east responds mid-C13 with moulded polyphant capitals and bases

2 eastern bays late C15 with granite moulded segmental arches on clustered columns with moulded capitals and bases, similar to those at church of St Brochus, Lezant CP and Church of St Michael, Lawhitton Rural CP (qv).

4 western bays are double-chamfered and probably early C15

Doorways to staircase (surviving) and loft of former rood screen in south aisle.

Fittings and furnishings late C19 and later, including plain octagonal font.

Mid-C19 stained glass in chancel.

Monuments: 2 rustic wall memorials in classical style at west end of arcades, north to John Hawton , south to Robert Kniht North aisle, north wall: George Lampen

Corinthian pilasters marking inscription panel with segmental pediment surmounted by armorial device: 2 late C17 wall memorials, one in the form of acartouche commemorating John Knapman Also 3 substantial slate memorial slabs, possibly originally from one monument, one commemorating John Bagwell, Rector of Stoke Climsland and chaplain to James I, : he is represented kneeling with hands clasped on a lectern on which is an open Bible or Prayer Book.

Behind him Death, depicted as a skeleton with a scythe, is about to shoot a dart into him, both figures set within a round-headed arch

Another without inscription of date shows husband and wife and 2 kneeling children and third commemorates Clara and Maria Harington : 2 kneeling figures, one to each arch of 2-bay round-headed pilastered arcade.

Figure of Death (skeleton with darts) in spandrel with armorial shield above.