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St James the Less

St James The Less

Merton

Devon

Late C15 or early C16 tower, the rest rebuilt in 1873 by G. E. Street.

Architectural Features

Apart from the late C15 or early C16 tower the church was entirely rebuilt in 1873 mainly in the early Decorated style.

Arch-braced collar beam roof to nave with cusping to arches and angels corbels to principal rafters.

Octagonal front of Caen stone with very fine fleuron carving to panels and stem consisting of clustered shafts, alternate ones of marble.

The pulpit is of similar stone, 3 sided with tracery carved panels.

On the west wall of the nave is an oval slate wall memorial to Jane Wollacombe who died in 1777.

To the other side of the tower arch are 2 more wall memorials - one slate with nowy head dated 1668 the other marble and oval to William Spurway Gent who died 1715.