St Barnabas

early C15, some restoration 1887, possibly by J L Pearson.

plain clay tile roof to chancel, stepped coped east gable

Chancel has plinth, eaves course with gargoyles, angled corner buttresses

east window tall three-light C15 tracery and transome, headstop label, small statue in recess over: matching windows in north and south walls, moulded pointed arched doorway between, to south

North aisle has plinth, eaves string, plain parapet, bay buttresses: four-light flat arched windows with square labels, but to west a two-light C14 pattern with arched curl-stop label.

double plinth, string courses, corner gargoyles and battlemented parapet, pairs corner buttresses to full height, ending in pinnacles

above three-light C15 window in hollow chamfered recess, protruding into stage two, string serving as label

Much medieval work inside.

Chancel has late C15 moulded rib and panel roof, exposed rafters, variety of bosses, carved wallplate and angel corbels

headstop label to east window: wide panelled C15 chancel arch with late C15 traceried oak screen

C15 canopied sedilia and piscina.

carved and traceried kingpost roof with drops on corbel brackets, moulded purlins and sub-pinnacles with bosses

nave and aisle pews incorporate C15 bench ends

late C15 timber pulpit with moulding ogen canopies to statues, foliated, top mould, panelled base shaft

carved wood eagle lectern donated 1889

font c1400, octagonal with double quatrefoil panels, panelled underbowl and shaft, and panelled supports with canopied figures set across corners

ST5924 : Queen Camel: St. Barnabas Church: Early Perpendicular font 5

© Michael Garlick

portions of C17 pew used as screen to north aisle, and in this aisle a framed Italian brocade.

Monuments include a C14 cusped tomb niche in south aisle,

nearby black and white marble plaque to Humphry Mildmay, died 1690 with Corintian dressings and cartouche of arms

also marble monument to Edith Mildmay died 1772 with Ionic dressings

two hatchments of this family (the lords of the manor, from Hazlegrove House, qv) in tower space.

Church associated with Cleeve Abbey, with which there are architectural similarities: first recorded rector 1317.