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All Saints

Selworthy

Somerset

C14 lower stage of tower, rest Perpendicular, south aisle dated 1538, 1875 restoration revealed wall paintings now much eroded.

Architectural Features

3-light windows to west ends of aisles, crenellated and buttressed south aisle, 3-light window left of 2-storey diagonally butressed porch, 2-light window above moulded, pointed arch opening with decorated panelled jambs and soffit, remains of holy water stoop beside depressed 4-centred arch door with C16 studded door

Perpendicular arcade of clustered columns with vine leaf capitals, respond at south-west end dated 1538.

C19 wagon roof to chancel, ceiled wagon roof to nave with fine bosses and wall plate, south aisle very fine wagon roof with moulded ribs and bosses, triple frieze wall plate with angels, north aisle open wagon roof with bosses carved in 1890 by local woodworking class.

Pulpit of reset medieval panelling with C17-C18 sounding board and hour glass.

Stained glass

fragments of medieval glass in east window of north aisle, windows by Sir Ninian Comper and Clayton and Bell.

Norman font with tall C19 cover and pulley.

Metal bound C16 parish chest.

Good collection of monuments including marble pair by Sir Francis Chantrey to Charles Baldwyn and Charles Richard Dyke Acland died 1837 and 1828, slate and marble wall tablets to William Blackford, died 1730, and to Charles Stayninq, died 1700

and collection of brasses including one to Guilmi Fleete died 1617.