St. James

early C16 with major renovation in 1840s.

Tall and elegant west tower is roughcast with mostly original early C16 granite dressings

three stages,diagonal buttresses, continuous string courses, and embattled parapet with corner crocketted pinnacles,one surmounted by C19 brass weather cock.

All these however have original late C15-early C16 granite mullions and tracery.

Fine early C16 porch with diagonal buttresses and embattled parapet.

A band of granite ashlar above the plinth and the entire granite ashlar parapet are carved with series of sunken square panels containing cusped mostly quatrefoil decoration.

Right (east) side of porch and south side of aisle have slate memorial stones bolted to walls.

The low C19 vestry is built in Tudor Gothic style with embattled parapet and square-headed lights.

Chancel at left end has C16 square-headed three-light window with round-headed lights, sunken spandrels and moulded hood.

South doorway is an early C16 four-centred arch with moulded surround and large cushion stops with incised side scrolls.

It contains late C17-early C18 fielded panel door with massive plain strap hinges and an oak lock housing.

The more ornate chancel wagon roof with its small panels, cross braces and carved bosses may include C16 carpentry but it is painted making positive identification difficult.

It has unusual delicate openwork wall plate, more the type of carving to be expected on a rood screen.

Early C16 five-bay granite arcade, including one overlapping into chancel, of round headed arches on moulded piers (Pevsners's Cornish A-type) with large moulded caps to shafts only.

Floors of C19 tile except Radford Chapel which has C18 tiles and many graveslabs.

Very good early C16 oak rood screen faithfully renovated in 1910 according to brass plaque.

The ribbed coving above has carved bosses and cusped decoration in the panels and broad cornice made up two delicately undercut friezes of foliage with equally delicate crested vallance and crest.

Contemporary parclose is a three-bay simpler version with replaced wainscotting, square-headed windows with slender Perpendicular tracery and carved cornice.

Gothic style octagonal pulpit dated 1903 and made by Hems of Exeter.

Similar Gothic style oak eagle lectern dated 1909.

Perpendicular style Beerstone octagonal font of 1840.

To rear of church is C17 oak table with egg-and-dart around the top and arcaded frieze, eight turned legs with stretchers.C19 wrought iron lamp brackets throughout church.

A segmental arch over carries wall diagonally across corner and contains grand mural monument to Ambrose Radford of Cheniston (sic).

Built of rubble and Beerstone it is richly carved.

Flanking Corinthian columns surmounted by cartouches support moulded entablature with semi-circular pediment which provides seat for two angels holding heraldic devices.

Monument retains traces of ancient colour.

Another good mural monument right of south door in memory of George Radford of Cheniston (sic).

Built of grey marble and Beerstone it is a rectangular plaque in enriched frame, flanking Corinthian columns surmounted by cherubs heads in moulded entablature, round-headed pediment broken either side of cartouche on carved plinth with horns statant either side, soffit-moulded sill on consoles carved as grotesque lions heads and strapwork apron features flowers and fruit around a skull.

Other plain marble monuments from C19 and one C17 in chancel.

First World War memorial in nave is brass plaque with alabaster frame.

Stained glass of 1879 and 1927 in chancel.