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All Hallows

All Hallows

Woolfardisworthy

Devon

Norman origin, mid C15 tower, C14 nave and transept.

Architectural Features

C16 aisle, porch and vestry C19 incorporating some earlier roof.

2-light bell-chamber windows, 2 of the C15 with tracery, square-headed window, probably of similar date to west, large square corner buttresses on bottom stage of the tower, 3-light west window, tracery replaced in the C19.

Norman semi-circular head south doorway of 3 orders, chevron and beak-head ornament, carved cushion caps and hook shafts, door probably C18.

Gable C19 porch with floor of C17 reused monument slabs.

North aisle of 5 bays, with chamfered stone cornice, 3-light windows, 2 to east with original C16 tracery

jambs, one with tracery renewed in C19, one window blocked, probably in the C17 when a monument was introduced in the aisle.

North wall with 2 C18 memorial slabs, good incised lettering and emblems of mortality.

Chancel with 2 late C16 windows to the south of 2-lights with square heads, stopped labels, a cinquefoil at the head of each light, between these a doorway with simple chamfered stone surround, door possibly C18.

Small C19 vestry at east end of aisle with chimney with projecting rubble breast and a brick shaft, 2-light C16 or C17 window reused to the east.

Plaster barrel ceilings of C17 with large bold cornices, probably covering medieval roofs.

5-bay arcade of depressed 4-centred arches to aisle with 4-clustered shafts, 2 with carved initials to caps.

C13 font with the square bowl on central shaft of clustered columns with 4 angle shafts, remains of ancient colour.

Stained glass C19.

2 C17 tables.

C19 reading pulpit, altar rails and chains.

Good Perpendicular C15 or C16 carved bench ends in nave and north aisle with various religious devices.

Memorials: in chancel a white marble oval wall tablet with urn above to Mary Hammer died 1793 and white marble Neo-Classical Tablet to Bartholomew Prust of 1862 by Baker.

In the north aisle a good large early C17 or late C16 monument to a member of the Cole family.

Ancient colour survives throughout with Trophy reliefs supporting round-arched recess framing reclining figure in armour with inscription panel (faint) in strapwork cartouche.

Limestone grey marble wall tablet to John Whitlake dated 1750 with Roman Doric frame to inscription and urn above.

Adjoining above is the apron of a missing C17 limestone monument with skull wings, fronds and cherubim retaining ancient colour and gold.