St Mary

chancel, late C14-early C15 south porch.

Late C15 tower

early-mid C16 south aisle.

Some late Norman detail but most late Perpendicular.

The eastern (right) wall of the porch is now incorporated in C16 south aisle which projects further south.

The former is possibly unrestored late C15,the latter is original early C16 work.

Good interior: south door has late Norman arch with half-engaged circular shafts and scalloped capitals and a double segmental arch with evidence of a hoodmould since cut back flush to wall face.

It contains a C16, oak, studded plank door with vertical, ovolo-moulded cover-strips.

The plain almost round-headed tower arch and the similar chancel arch with soffit-chamfered imposts are probably late C12.

The nave has a late C15-early C16 ceiled waggon roof with moulded ribs and unusually primitive bosses, several of which repeat a female face (presumably St Mary).

South aisle has early-mid C16 ceiled wagon roof with moulded ribs and elaborately carved flat bosses.

The flagged floor includes several C17, C18 and C19 grave slabs.

The tower has late C15 ringing floor of intersecting chamfered beams with carved bosses and contains a rare braced king-post bell-frame of about the same date and a C15 bell.

Late C12 Beer stone font in nave near south door is a late cushion bowl with the tops of semi-circular faces meeting on the corners.

It is mounted on possibly C13 support comprising a central pier with 4 half-engaged flanking shafts with simple capitals on a square volcanic stone plinth.

At the back of the nave there are 7 late C15-early C16 oak pews with carved bench ends and a bench frontal with its carved end surmounted by a crouching lion.

Early C18 oak pulpit with fielded panel sides.

Other furnishings are late C19 including Minton tile reredos of circa 1875 which includes an unusual set of blue signs of the zodiac.

Small painted moulded plaster C18 royal arms over south door.

On north side of chancel is large early C17 mural monument in marble with traces of ancient colour and is believed to be a memorial to Sir Richard Reynells of Lower Creedy and his wife.

He died 1631, she 1662.

The south aisle includes C18 and C19 marble memorials including one of 1794 to Reverend James Carington, Chancellor of the Diocese of Exeter, which has a pediment head surmounted by a bas-relief vase.

Sources: K M Clarke, Baptismal Fonts of Devon Part 4, Trans.