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St Giles

St Giles

Northleigh

Devon

Norman origins, C14

Architectural Features

late C15 - early C16, restored in 1858 and 1869.

Nave with narrower and lower chancel includes remains of a Norman door but is probably mostly C14, C19 south porch.

The north aisle with chapel is probably late C15 - early C16 although some of the windows have been restored in the Decorated style.

The west tower is late C15 - early C16 although some of the windows have been restored in the Decorated style.

The west tower is late C15 - early C16.

The south doorway behind is a much-restored Norman arch with half-engaged piers and one scalloped capital and the other with volutes.

The windows on the south of the nave and chancel and north of the aisle are C19 replacements with Decorated tracery and hoodmoulds with carved foliage label stops to nave and chancel and human head label stops to the aisle.

The 3-bay arcade has low moulded piers (Pevsner's type A) and carved foliage capitals.

The floor has a chequer pattern of C19 tiles.

Restored C15 oak 3-bay chancel screen has linenfold panelled wainscotting, Perpendicular tracery (Pevsner's type B), coved head with Gothic decoration and undercut frieze and crest.

The chapel has an original piscina and C17 altar table.

Good C17 oak octagonal drum pulpit with panelled sides carved as a blind arcade with flowers and a frieze carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls.

C20 lectern and C19 Gothic prayer desk.

Oak benches with a very good and nearly complete set of late C15 - early C16 carved bench ends

wreathed foliage frames and most carvings are based on Perpendicular tracery with various enrichments such as heraldic devices.

The Beerstone font is Norman but has been heavily retooled.

No memorials of more than local interest.

East window of the chapel contains C15 stained glass depicting St Giles flanked by St Peter and St Paul.

Other windows contain C19 stained glass.