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St Thomas Of Canterbury

Puddington

Devon

Tower fabric largely original C15 but most of detail replaced in 1838.

Architectural Features

Plain high tower arch is probably C15.

Chancel includes C18 black and white marble chequer floor but altar on 1838 encaustic tile floor.

1838 gothic-style oak choir stalls incorporate high quality C17 oak bench with highly ornamented chip-carved 2-panel back, and front of seat rail and legs are also carved, the latter with guilloche.

1838 Perpendicular- style hexagonal stem pulpit with fielded panel sides with crockets and finials between and richly-carved cornice.

C20 oak lectern.

Oak benches are 1838 work but incorporate some late C15-early C16 bench ends with simple geometric or linenfold decoration with moulded surrounds.

Good late Perpendicular Beerstone font

square base, octagonal stem carved with arched panels and cinquefoil heads, the corner panels including shields over the bold cushion stops

roll moulding below bowl and sides of bowl carved with alternate arches with cinquefoil heads and quatrefoils.

No monuments of note.

North aisle has painted board recording gift in 1662 by Humphrey Brooke of Cruwys Morchard of £10 to the poor

Some moderate stained glass of 1867 and 1872 (nave) and 1877 (north aisle chapel).

Sill of west window of nave has plaque containing moulded plaster skull and crossbones rescued from the C17 Blagdon monument in Honiton Church after fire of 1911.

North aisle has display of 2 bells and part of a mid-C16 oak bell frame: the tenor is inscribed with letters of alphabet and thought by Reverend J G Scott to be C16 rather than C14, the treble is inscribed "John Blackdon: Ward.