Description

SP 92 SW SLAPTON CHURCH ROAD

1/150 Church of The Holy Cross

18.10.66

GV II*

Parish church. Originally late C13-early C14, much altered late
C15, chancel mostly rebuilt early C19, other C19 restorations.
Tower is of dressed chalky stone with some flint; nave and aisles are
rendered; chancel is of chequer brick with ironstone plinth. Lead
roofs except for tiled chancel. Chancel, nave, aisles, W. tower, N. porch
and C19 N. vestry. C15 W. tower of 2 stages has battlemented parapet,
diagonal buttresses and 2-light traceried openings to bell-chamber.
3-light cusped window over W. door, both openings with 4-centred arches.
Nave has plain parapet and 3-bay clerestory of 2-light cusped windows
with depressed heads. Aisles extend to west, flanking part of tower, and
have moulded parapets and 3-light cusped windows with flat heads, 3 to
S., 2 to N. Low doorways between W. windows have chamfered 2-centred arches,
that to N. in rendered porch. Chancel has C19 traceried windows in
Decorated style: 2 2-light to S., one to N., and 3-light E. window with
reticulated tracery. Lean-to vestry to N. Interior is of dressed clunch
with plastered spandrels and aisle walls. Tower arch is double chamfered,
the inner order on moulded corbels. Nave arcades are of 4 bays with
double chamfered and stopped arches on octagonal piers with moulded
caps, the W. arches being narrower than remainder. Both nave and aisle roofs
are late C15 with moulded beams, restored. N. aisle also has wide recess
in E. wall with shallow pointed head, and niche with 4-centred arch above.
Chancel arch is late C13, double chamfered on semi-octagonal piers with
moulded cape. C19 aumbry and piscina. Fittings Circular font with
altered moulded base, probably C13; C17 communion table, altered; C19 glass
in chancel; other fittings C19. Brasses to Reginald Manser 1462,
Thomas Knyghton 1522, and to James Tornay 1519.
RCHM II p. 264-5.

Listing NGR: SP9371520690

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535341

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