Exminster, Devon
Church of St. Martin of Tours, Exminster Devon now mostly of the late 14c with later windows inserted in late 15c. Sadly according to W G Hoskins "Devon" book it was "too thoroughly restored in Victorian days."
It now consists of a chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, north east vestry with external octagonal chimney shaft, and battlemented 3-stage west tower with six bells The tower has a taller battlemented polygonal north east stair turret ,
The 14c nave is divided from the aisle by four arches resting on sandstone pillars and the late 15c south aisle Peamore / Lady chapel from the chancel by one arch. All below ceiled wagon roofs
There is a 15c screen of 5 bays across the chancel & 5 bays across the south Peamore / Lady chapel , the parclose screen also of 5 bays survives. All thoroughly restored in 20c with the coving and most of the frieze replaced. The medieval rood loft stairs and doorway survive. The benches and bench ends are also early 20c by the Herbert Read company with various decoration.
The south aisle is probably late 15c with its south chancel chapel (now the Lady Chapel being refurbished as the Peamore aisle in 1631, It is connected to the chancel by a tall squint.
All restored 1841-2 including the chancel and the rebuilding of south porch, with further restoration of the Peamore aisle in 1856.
The chancel has a good stone reredos with gabled frames to the commandment boards dating from the 1841 restoration. On the north wall a Beerstone monument, erected in 1608, to Otho Petre who had died the previous year. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/P57pD61D9y
In the south Peamore / Lady chapel is a wall monument, commemorating Grace Tothill, who died after childbirth in 1623: www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/yGibs7R99n
There are 2 fragmentary medieval stained glass figures in the vestry.
The registers date from 1562.
Neil Theasby CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4544717
Exminster, Devon
Church of St. Martin of Tours, Exminster Devon now mostly of the late 14c with later windows inserted in late 15c. Sadly according to W G Hoskins "Devon" book it was "too thoroughly restored in Victorian days."
It now consists of a chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, north east vestry with external octagonal chimney shaft, and battlemented 3-stage west tower with six bells The tower has a taller battlemented polygonal north east stair turret ,
The 14c nave is divided from the aisle by four arches resting on sandstone pillars and the late 15c south aisle Peamore / Lady chapel from the chancel by one arch. All below ceiled wagon roofs
There is a 15c screen of 5 bays across the chancel & 5 bays across the south Peamore / Lady chapel , the parclose screen also of 5 bays survives. All thoroughly restored in 20c with the coving and most of the frieze replaced. The medieval rood loft stairs and doorway survive. The benches and bench ends are also early 20c by the Herbert Read company with various decoration.
The south aisle is probably late 15c with its south chancel chapel (now the Lady Chapel being refurbished as the Peamore aisle in 1631, It is connected to the chancel by a tall squint.
All restored 1841-2 including the chancel and the rebuilding of south porch, with further restoration of the Peamore aisle in 1856.
The chancel has a good stone reredos with gabled frames to the commandment boards dating from the 1841 restoration. On the north wall a Beerstone monument, erected in 1608, to Otho Petre who had died the previous year. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/P57pD61D9y
In the south Peamore / Lady chapel is a wall monument, commemorating Grace Tothill, who died after childbirth in 1623: www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/yGibs7R99n
There are 2 fragmentary medieval stained glass figures in the vestry.
The registers date from 1562.
Neil Theasby CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4544717