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St Mary

Stockleigh Pomeroy

Devon

C13, extended 1453 and restored 1863 by W White.

Architectural Features

Rubble walls with freestone dressings of volcanic trap, Beerstone and sandstone, dry slate roof laid in bands of different sizes, crested ridge tiles and coped gable ends.

C15 tower of 1 stage with plinth, string under parapet with battlements and square stair turret to east end of north side rising to slightly higher level.

C15, 3-light Perpendicular west window with hoodmould over

C15 3- light trefoil headed windows with slate louvres and hoodmoulds to bell storey to east, west and south.

C15 north aisle has original C15 Perpendicular 3-light windows of Beerstone, 3 to north wall and 1 to each coped gable end with hoodmould.

C13 walling survives to string level of gable end and retains single lancet to blocked undercroft.

South wall of nave greatly rebuilt C19, has 2-light C19 window to left of porch and 3-light C19 window to right, both in late C13 style with hoodmoulds.

Inner south doorway is reconstruction of late Norman doorway incorporating heavy roll moulded jambs and inner arch, bullnosed impost stones and outer arch with alternate billet mouldings.

Interior of church: C15 oak waggon roof to north aisle with cavetto and ovolo- moulded ribs and under purlins.

C13 trefoil headed piscina in south wall of chancel

Medieval glass in centre light of east window of aisle and fine white limestone C15 standard B (Pevsner) 4-bay arcade with steep 4-centred arches carried on capitals with alternate plant or mermen and sea monster undercut carvings.

Fittings: C19 font with quatrefoils, coats of arms and Tudor flower carving

fine C15 Perpendicular oak tower screen (possibly resited rood screen) with standard A (Pevsner) mouldings

Early-mid C17 oak polygonal pulpit on original octagonal goblet base with Renaissance arabesques and carved masks to sides and trailing vine carving to handrail.

15 C16 oak bench ends with Renaissance carvings most with original benches to north aisle

In tower a painted board of 1699 with names of benefactors to the poor of the parish since Some simple wall and many C17 and C18 headstones used as flooring including one to Thomas Foxe, sometime Minister of Davidstowe, d. 1685 and wife of Obadiah Foxe, Rector of the parish, 1683.