Description

LANDCROSS
SS42SE
7/119 Church of Holy
20.2.58 Trinity
GV. II *
Anglican parish church. C15. Coursed slatestone rubble,
rendered to north; gabled slate roof; early C19 bell cupola to
west, clad in slate hanging and with ball finial surmounting
pyramidal roof. Nave and chancel. East gable wall has curved
timbers at ceiling height; hood mould over 3-light Perpendicular
window with panel tracery. Two-bay south wall has label moulds
over 2 and 3-light mullioned windows with trefoiled square heads;
heads of 3-light windows have been restored in late C19. Late
C19 gabled porch with chamfered pointed-arched doorway. Label
mould over similar 3-light trefoil-headed window in west gable.
Interior: C15 waggon roof with moulded ribs throughout; roof in
chancel has finely-carved vine trails and 2 angels. Fittings:
early C17 panelling and C16 linenfold panelling to rear of
reredos. Pulpit has early C16 decoratively-carved panels reset
in mid C19 frame. Fine C16 bench ends have carved tracery, blank
shields under cinquefoiled arches, carved heads and figures.
C15-C16 floor tiles. C12 cushion-shaped font set on column with
cable moulding; the font is set in the west gable wall and is
flanked by reset C16 linenfold panels and C17 engaged balusters.
C18 Royal Arms on west wall. Monuments: slatestone slab to
Anthony Clifford, d. 1649, next to pulpit; C17-C18 ledger
stones. Tablet to John Wills, d. 1861, in nave. Stained glass:
plain glass with coloured borders presented by John Ford, 1870.
(Buildings of England: North Devon, p,l14; National Monuments
Record).

Listing NGR: SS4627523847

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536489

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