Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1108535
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1108535
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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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 MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Berry Pomeroy
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 82892 60999
Details
SX 8261 and SX 8260 BERRY POMEROY BERRY POMEROY
11/11 and 12/11 Church of St Mary
9.2.61
GV I
Parish church. Rebuilt in C15 possibly by Sir Richard de Pomeroy, restored circa late C17 and 1878-79. Tower has C13/14 west doorway. Stone rubble with freestone dressings and slate roofs, tower rendered. Nave and chancel in one. Restored five-light Perpendicular panel tracery east window. North and south aisles have embattled parapets, thin buttresses with set-off and restored four-light Perpendicular panel tracery windows. Rood stair turret on north side. C15 two-storeyed south porch with embattled parapet diagonal buttresses, moulded round-arch doorway with heavy label and two-light window above. Sundial on porch dated 1687. Stair turret on west side of porch. Interior of porch has two bays of octopartite vaults with blank arcades on east and west sides. Inner south door is from the screen and glazed. Tall west tower in two stages with thin set-back buttresses with set-offs, embattled parapet, three-light bell- openings, Perpendicular four-light west window, the mullions having been restored. Circa C13/14 moulded west doorway. Interior: wide nave with five-bay C15 north and south arcades with moulded two-centred arches on piers with four shafts with wavy moulding between and leaf frieze capitals, some bearing benefactors' names. Tall moulded tower arch with shafted responds and moulded capitals. Late C19 boarded segmental wagon roof to nave and chancel and late C19 flat aisle roofs. Very fine C15 rood screen across nave and aisles and parclose screen with original colour including defaced painted figures on wainscot panels, traceried above and vaulted coving with finely carved pulvina- ted frieze with vine and grapes and cresting above. C15 octagonal font with quatrefoil panels. Remainder of furnishings Victorian except for reused altar rail of circa early C18 now in north aisle and a C17 carved chest in south aisle. Monuments: on north side of chancel Sir Richard Pomeroy 1496 and his wife, a tomb chest with quatrefoil panels in niche with carved Tudor arch, the brasses of kneelers and shields are missing. At east end of north aisle Seymour monument 1613 (Sir Edward died 1593) with reclining effigies of two knights (Edward son of the Protector and his son Lord Edward Seymour) and another reclining effigy of the latter's wife with child in cradle and another child at her feet. Kneeling figures below of five sons and four daughters. Wall monument to Revd John Prince 1681-1723 Vicar of St Mary's and author of "The worthies of Devon", first published in 1701. Other C18 and C19 wall monuments. Floor slab in chancel to Robert Lyde 1615 and family. Painted Royal Arms of William III and inscription below:- "Fear God Honour Ye King". References: B.F. Cresswell, Notes on Devon Churches, Deanery of Totres, p.p.45 to 61. John Stabb, Devon Church Antiquities, Vol. 1 page 10, and some Old Devon Churches Vol 1, p.p.ll and 12.
Listing NGR: SX8289261013
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100549
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cresswell, B F, Notes on Devon Churches of the Deanery of Totnes, (1904), 45-61
Stabb, J, Devon Church Antiquities, (1909), 10
Stabb, J, Notes on some Old Devon Churches, (1908), 11-12
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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