East Allington, Devon
Church of St Andrew, East Allington Devon has probably 13c origins and had only a nave and chancel
The building appears to have been enlarged in the 14c by the addition of a north aisle and possibly the west tower. However the tower might have been largely rebuilt in the early 16c when the whole church was remodelled and enlarged with a south aisle & chapel and integral porch.
It now consists of a three stage west tower, nave and chancel in one, 5-bay, north and south aisles, The south aisle has a west bay occupied by an integral porch with a stair turret at the west end in the angle with the tower, which gives access to a chamber over the porch. The rood stair turret is on the north side.
The church was restored & refurbished by William Cubitt and reopened in 1875
The 1547 finely carved dark oak rood screen spanning across the nave and aisles is largely complete but the canopy is missing; It has the arms of the Fortescues and other families who intermarried with them. One of the carved bench ends fixed to the base is dated 1633. One bay of the south parclose screen survives. The north parclose is 20c but incorporates fragments of old tracery. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/m979FTA707
The base and panels of the pulpit are 16c with Gothic foliage between the panels which have canopied niches The body bears Tudor characteristics; the billeted cornice round the top is Jacobean, and was probably added later. On the panels are carved the Prince of Wales' feathers, the harp, portcullis, rose, thistle, fleur-de-lis, unicorn and lion; there are also shields bearing the arms of the Fortescue family. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/e4Zg437440
The chancel has monuments to the 18c Wells family. The south chapel and aisle has many to the Fortescue lords of the manor from 16c to 19c. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2E51978WD3
Most of the windows have 19c plain glass with red borders but there is a small fragment of Medieval glass surviving in one of the north chapel windows. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7s7o02JUDQ www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/k9JDmE055k www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K715aG0g40
The tower has 6 bells, four of which were cast in 1723, one in 1861, and one in 1908.
The registers date: baptisms, 1554; marriages, 1555; burials, 1554.
Robin Stott CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2338900
East Allington, Devon
Church of St Andrew, East Allington Devon has probably 13c origins and had only a nave and chancel
The building appears to have been enlarged in the 14c by the addition of a north aisle and possibly the west tower. However the tower might have been largely rebuilt in the early 16c when the whole church was remodelled and enlarged with a south aisle & chapel and integral porch.
It now consists of a three stage west tower, nave and chancel in one, 5-bay, north and south aisles, The south aisle has a west bay occupied by an integral porch with a stair turret at the west end in the angle with the tower, which gives access to a chamber over the porch. The rood stair turret is on the north side.
The church was restored & refurbished by William Cubitt and reopened in 1875
The 1547 finely carved dark oak rood screen spanning across the nave and aisles is largely complete but the canopy is missing; It has the arms of the Fortescues and other families who intermarried with them. One of the carved bench ends fixed to the base is dated 1633. One bay of the south parclose screen survives. The north parclose is 20c but incorporates fragments of old tracery. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/m979FTA707
The base and panels of the pulpit are 16c with Gothic foliage between the panels which have canopied niches The body bears Tudor characteristics; the billeted cornice round the top is Jacobean, and was probably added later. On the panels are carved the Prince of Wales' feathers, the harp, portcullis, rose, thistle, fleur-de-lis, unicorn and lion; there are also shields bearing the arms of the Fortescue family. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/e4Zg437440
The chancel has monuments to the 18c Wells family. The south chapel and aisle has many to the Fortescue lords of the manor from 16c to 19c. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2E51978WD3
Most of the windows have 19c plain glass with red borders but there is a small fragment of Medieval glass surviving in one of the north chapel windows. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7s7o02JUDQ www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/k9JDmE055k www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/K715aG0g40
The tower has 6 bells, four of which were cast in 1723, one in 1861, and one in 1908.
The registers date: baptisms, 1554; marriages, 1555; burials, 1554.
Robin Stott CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2338900