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St Mary

St Mary

Luppitt

Devon

Norman origins and font, rebuilt in the late C13 - early Cl4, refurbished in the C15 with new tower and the south porch, the church was renovated 1885 - 90 and the chancel was rebuilt at the same time, renovated again in 1923.

Architectural Features

slate roof with some C19 crested ridge tiles.

The eaves cornice is moulded with gargoyle water- spouts.

The west tower doorway is a 2- centred arch with moulded surround and directly above is a 4-light window with Perpendicular tracery and hoodmould with carved head label stops.

It contains a central doorway, a possibly late C13 - early C14 2-centred arch with moulded surround and noodmould with carved head label stops and above it is a shallow image niche.

It has a C15 gabled porch with a 2-centred outer arch with moulded surround and hoodmould with carved head label stops.

The porch is flanked by 2-light windows with Decorated tracery and hoodmoulds with carved foliage label stops.

The chancel has C19 windows with Perpendicular tracery and the south side includes a reset probably late C13 - early C14 priests door with trefoil head.

that is to say late C13 - early C14, but maybe later C14 or C15 .

The crossing is most impressive and made up intersecting arch-braced trusses with a replacement carved oak boss at their intersection.

C15 tall panelled Beerstone tower arch with moulded surround and caps to the shafts.

The chancel floor is C19 tile.

On the south side of the sanctuary a length of Norman carved stone has been adapted to a piscina.

The font is very good and though probably Norman may be late Saxon.

There are no memorials except for a later C13 or C14 sepulchral arch which has been reset in the chancel.

The C19 glass scheme is simple but complete.

Various old fragments such as part of a medieval brass, acoustic bowls, C15 carved oak bosses from the tower and other architectural fragments are displayed in the church.