Church of St Matthew
CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1108532
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1108532
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Staverton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 77446 66389
Details
SX 76 NE STAVERTON LANDSCOVE
2/102 Church of St Matthew
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- II*
Parish church. 1849-50 by J L Pearson in Decorated style. Stone rubble with free- stone dressings. Welsh slate roofs. Nave, chancel, south aisle, south porch and tower at the east end of the south aisle, in two storeys and with a stone broach spire with 3 tiers of lucarnes and a po1ygonal stair turret in the angle with the chancel. Geometric traceried windows, the east window of 5-lights. Buttresses with set-offs and coped gables with apex crosses. Gabled south porch. Vestry on north side of chancel with catslide roof and polygonal chimney stack with set-offs. Interior faced in Bath stone. Three bay arcade with short alternating round and octagonal piers with moulded capitals and bases and double-chamfered arches. Arch- braced nave and chancel roofs with cusped wind-braces Contemporary furnishings intact including wrought iron alter rail, choir stalls, seating, pulpit, lantern, reredos and font with wrought iron cover.
Listing NGR: SX7744666389
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100647
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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