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St Michael

Architectural Features

probably to nave, remodelled in C15 when the tower and north aisle were added.

Slate roof with crested ridge tiles, coped parapet to chancel-end with apex cross.

Stair turret or north side with large stone gargoyle in the angle of the projection.

Unmoulded pointed arch to south porch doorway with cusped headed niche above containing carved figure.

Pointed arched inner doorway with chamfered surround and old 5 plank framed and ledged studded door with wrought iron strap hinges and small wooden shield bearing initials of churchwarden and dated 1669.

North arcade of 5 continuous bays with Pevsner 'B' type piers and foliated capitals, the second pier from east end with shields to the top of the shafts with mythical beasts and angels to the capitals, and the third from east end with human heads flanking shields.

Unceiled C15 waggon roofs throughout, with much of the timber renewed to nave roof.

North aisle roof has every fourth rib moulded with variously carved bosses at the intersections and richly carved wall plate.

Carved lintels, possibly sections of reset wall plates to nave windows and to wide niches behind the pulpit.

C19 tiled alter step with considerable number of Cl7 Barnstaple tiles to chancel and east end of north aisle.

Polygonal pulpit with semi- circular headed blind panels, dated 1635 with initials HF, HB, CM inside the lozenges to the frieze.

Set of 5 early C16 carved bench ends to north side of nave with moulded top rails to the pews.

Low north aisle pews, late C16 or early C17 with undecorated bench ends with moulded surrounds.

The third bench from east end has part of probably reused carved wall plate to book rail.

Square Norman font with scalloped base on round stem and marble bowl.

Demi-bell-wheel dated 1664 hangs on north aisle north wall and old clapper on west wall.

C17 carved table to north aisle, 3 panels to front with old locks.

North aisle contains a number of late C16/early C17 stone and slate memorial stones including 2 to Pollard family, and 2 with incised crosses.

Mid C15 recumbent effigy to a lady with horned headress and small figures of children under cloak.

Early C17 wall monument to Arthur Pollard and wife in splay of north aisle window with shield above strapwork frieze supported on fluted columns.

Slate tablet on north chancel wall to Robert Brian, d. 1634.

C15 stained glass to tracery of north aisle east window.

C19 stained glass to west window, 1889 to Downing family and to chancel south window by Mayer and Co to Richard Dene, d. 1863.

2 of the north aisle windows contain glass by A L Moore.