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St Michael

Ilsington

Devon

Late C13 or early C14, enlarged

Architectural Features

partly rebuilt in C15 or early C16.

At the west end of the south wall of the chancel, extending into a recess cut into the transept wall, is a 2-light granite window of the late C16 or C17

Above it in the second storey is a pair of segmental-headed recesses with carved spandrels

Above these, centrally placed, is a similar recess with richly carved hood-mould

Fixed to the south-west angle,of the porch is a carved slate headstone of the late C18 having a winged cherub-head at the top.

On the floor in front of the doorway is a granite tomb- slab of 1672 with 4 lines of verse carved in the centre.

Those of the nave and transepts appear to be C15 or early c16, the nave roof having fine carved bosses.

At the base of each rib is a niche with cinquefoiled head and containing a carved figure

halfway up is an angel with wings unfurled and at the apex a large carved boss.

Medieval octagonal font of granite, with plain plinth, shaft and bowl.

Traceried oak rood screen across nave and aisles, considerably restored and with barely a trace of colour left.

In front of rood screen a clergy stall made up of carved medieval bench-ends with poppy-head finials.

On the chancel floor a mosaic of fragments of medieval glazed tiles.

East window of north chancel chapel has fragments of medieval coloured glass.

South window of south transept has stained glass window of 1888 described by Pevsner as "in a Crane-Arts-and-Crafts style".

Monuments.

In north transept, in a recess with C19 Gothic canopy, mutilated limestone effigy of a recumbent woman, believed to be C14.

Several good carved granite and slate tomb-slabs of C17.

One good C16 tomb-slab, probably of limestone, in chancel.

At south end of nave a carved paving-stone, possibly part of a medieval tomb-slab.