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Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in West Charleton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2703 / 50°16'13"N

Longitude: -3.7553 / 3°45'19"W

OS Eastings: 275005

OS Northings: 42626

OS Grid: SX750426

Mapcode National: GBR QJ.KDZ4

Mapcode Global: FRA 3809.YM2

Plus Code: 9C2R76CV+4V

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 26 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1108510

English Heritage Legacy ID: 100698

ID on this website: 101108510

Location: St Mary's Church, West Charleton, South Hams, Devon, TQ7

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Charleton

Built-Up Area: West Charleton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Charleton with Buckland-Tout-Saints

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


CHARLETON CHARLETON (WEST)
SX 74 SE
6/3 Church of St. Mary
26.1.67
G.V. II

Parish Church. C15 heavily restored in 1849 - 50. Slatestone rubble walls;
windows largely of Caen stone. Gabled slate roofs.
Plan: nave, north aisle, south transept, chapel and porch, and west tower. The
church appears to be basically C15 throughout but in a heavy restoration of 1849-
50 the nave and aisle were apparently largely rebuilt and most of the windows
renewed.
Exterior: simple 3-stage west tower with diagonal buttresses. The crenellated
parapet is set on a corbel table. 2-light roundarched belfry openings. Simple
2-centred arched west doorway with restored 3-light window above and probably
original single arched light on 2nd stage of tower. Rectangular stair projection
on north side. North aisle has 4 bays of restored Perpendicular style windows
with buttresses between. 5-sided rood stair turret with conical stone roof. C19
vestry under catslide roof on north side of chancel. Chancel has a lower roofline
and a restored 4-light window at its east end and 2 2-light windows to the south
with a priest's doorway between. Transept has a restored 3-light window on its
end wall and there are 2 more on the nave wall which, however, are in a C14 style
with reticulated tracery. Large single storey gabled porch probably a complete
C19 rebuild with pointed rubble arch.
Interior: simple 4-centred chamfered south doorway. 4 bay granite arcade of
Pevsner A-type piers with cup capitals and moulded 4-centred arches. Simple 4-
centred voussoir tower arch. C19 arches to transept, chancel and chapel.
Cinquefoiled piscina in transept and squint to chancel with ogee arch above. On
the north chancel is a 2-seat granite sedilia with cinquefoiled heads. Internal
walls are rendered and joint-lined apart from the plastered chancel and exposed
stonework at the west end. The fittings are all Victorian and the octagonal font,
pulpit and desk are also of Caen stone.

Source: S.P. Fox: Kingsbridge and Its Surroundings


Listing NGR: SX7500542626

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