St Thomas of Canterbury church which at first dates back again to the 12th century. This pretty stone church is considered to have been crafted by William De Tracey as penance for his aspect in the murder of the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Beckett on 29th December 1170. The church was extended in the 15th century. Also included close to this time was the most exquisitely carved rood display, the church also offers wonderfully carved bench finishes and roof woodwork.
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CHURCH OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, LAPFORD, DEVON
Heritage Group: Outlined Making
Quality: I
Record Entry Number: 1250085
Date initially outlined: 26-Aug-1965
Statutory Address 1: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY
National Grid Reference: SS 73152 08277
Specifics
LAPFORD LAPFORD SS 70 NW 4/86 Church of St Thomas of Canterbury – 26.8.65 GV I
Parish church. Norman origins, rebuilt in C15, north aisle included and nave re-roofed in late C15. Vestry included 1869 according to Cresswell and chancel is total rebuild of exact same time. South porch rebuilt 1871. More renovation of 1888 by Packham, Croote and Stuart incorporated scraping and repointing the masonry, exposing and repairing the roofs, and some window replacement. 1955 restoration by Lt. Col. Bertram Shore. Original material of mudstone rubble with granite, red sandstone and volcanic ashlar element C19 snecked mudstone masonry and pink sandstone, Hamstone and Bathstone depth slate roofs with crested ridge tiles on north aisle. Nave with smaller sized and narrower chancel, north aisle and vestry, west tower and south porch. Perpendicular through. Tall west tower of 3 levels with diagonal buttresses and embattled parapet. Semi-octagonal stair turret projecting from south-east corner with embattled parapet. The 4 bold drip programs are carried spherical the stair turret and buttresses and rise as hoodmoulds in excess of doorway and window on west facet. Replaced belfry home windows of purple sandstone, all 2-lights with trefoil heads and a quatrefoil in the arched head. West aspect of tower has C15 doorway, a 2-centred arch with moulded encompass and roll stops, which includes C19 studded plank door with basic hefty hinges. Tall 3-light-weight window higher than with restored Perpendicular tracery and a drip system at sill level is on this side only. Late C19 carved gargoyle h2o spout at the major on the north-west corner. South facet has an unusual and extremely weathered sandstone market in the lessen phase which now contains a C19 statue of St Thomas a Becket and, in the center stage, a 2-light window to the ringing loft similar to the belfry windows but of volcanic stone and initial. The stair turret has very small slit home windows and 1 quatrefoil light-weight. The east deal with of the tower demonstrates proof of an earlier greater roof than present. South facet of nave is considerably restored. Renewed Bathstone window at remaining conclude is sq.-headed and 2-lights with cinquefoil heads and hoodmould, and to right end is a a lot-restored, arch- headed window with Perpendicular tracery. C19 porch has Bathstone quoins, kneelers and coping to gable stop, outer flat arch with moulded surround, and lancets both side. At ideal (east) close of nave is a volcanic and red standstone offset buttress which has been diminished in height, possibly C15 get the job done. Gable conclude of nave is slate hung above the chancel. Chancel itself is wholly C19. South facet has two 2-light-weight Perpendicular windows with a buttress between them. East end has diagonal buttresses every single facet, kneelers and coping to gable which is surmounted by a fleuree cross and includes big 3-mild window with Perpendicular tracery and moulded hoodmould with significant labels carved as bishops heads, and, in close proximity to the apex, a trefoil headed ventilator. Set into the bottom of the wall is a plaque recording the 1955 restoration by Lt. Col. Bertram Shore (Architect), Harry Partridge (master builder) and Michael Tucker (master mason). North aspect of chancel has 2 lancets. East end of north aisle and gable finish of vestry have the very same kneelers, coping, cross and ventilator as the chancel. Previous incorporates a 3-light-weight Perpendicular window and latter a 3-light-weight Decorated window. On east side of vestry is an arched door containing a plank door with Gothick deal with strips and strap hinges with fleur-de-lis finials and on the north-west corner is a substantial chimney shaft supported by an offset buttress. Immediately to the suitable of the vestry the break in between the C19 rebuild and C15 north aisle can clearly be witnessed. The north aisle nevertheless closely restored 3-window entrance of tall sq.-headed 3-mild home windows with elliptical heads, sunken spandrels and moulded hoodmoulds. Initial granite heads and renewed mullions. Restored buttresses in between and chamfered granite plinth. West has been restored in the fashion of C19 rebuild of east stop. Exceptional interior. Tiled flooring of porch features a C17 granite headstone with a sunken border and bold lettering rising from it. ‘God relaxation the soul of John Killan’. C15 south doorway, a granite 2-centred arch with moulded surround and roll stops. It contains an historic studded oak door assumed by some to be Norman. The coverstrips are C19 but the enormous basic strap hinges, the other iron fittings and the huge oak lock housing are authentic. Over the south doorway is a semi-circle of voussoirs, may possibly be a blocked Norman arch. Nave has quite high-quality late C15 wagon roof, now open up but formerly ceiled. 8 bays, most important trusses with moulded ribs and purlins, large carved bosses, carved vine leaf wall plate and angels bearing heaters stand on formed corbels under each and every principal truss. The 2 bays nearest chancel have a ceilure the panels are boarded and there are diagonal cross braces, crestwork around the panels and on the wall plate, the bosses are richer and the entire completed with paint and gold leaf. ll-bay wagon roof to north aisle is comparable but not fairly as grand as the nave roof. Below much too the unique ceiling has been eliminated. Chancel has 4 bay C19 roof with wrong hammer beam trusses with moulded archbraces and cusped queen struts earlier mentioned collar. Equivalent roof to vestry. Moulded chancel arch on corbels. High tower arch has triple-chamfered arch ring dying into simple sides. Stair turret assignments into south-west corner and contains a granite arch made up of a C15 oak studded plank door. Late C15 4-bay granite arcade to north aisle with moulded piers (Pevsner’s Type A) with moulded capitals to shafts only and huge reduced arches. Nave and aisle walls have been stripped of plaster and substantially restored. Huge crank-headed arch to C19 vestry. C19 tile flooring all over with some patterned encaustic tiles in chancel. The late C15 8-bay oak rood display screen across equally nave and aisle is very well-preserved and among the greatest in the country. It has Pevsner’s B Kind Perpendicular tracery more than panelled wainscotting with used ogival tracery and lower quatrefoils. The ribbed coving around the arches is enriched with carved Renaissance motifs, and previously mentioned this the cornice is lined by 4 friezes of densely carved openwork foliage and fragile cresting. Chancel doorway has been rehung and door to previous north chapel is missing. Bay to left of chancel door experienced mullion eradicated in C17 to accommodate a reading desk and lintel with lobe decoration inserted. Rear of display screen is a lot less embellished. Present-day oak 3 bay parclose. East bay of wainscotting has an utilized strip of chip-carved oak with 4 trefoil heads. 4-light-weight sq.-headed home windows with slender Perpendicular tracery and spherical headed door. Most of seating is C15 oak benches. 2 distinctive sorts but both are C15. Before benches now to south of nave and north of aisle have moulded surrounds to bench ends with boldly carved panels, possibly tracery or rigidly symmetrical plant motifs. The afterwards C15 benches, largely in the center of nave and aisle, incorporate authentic rear benches and frontal with collonade of flamboyant Perpendicular used tracery and reduce quatrefoils. Bench finishes have carved foliage frames and related tracery to 2-panels. These contain a assortment of carved motifs in matching pairs arranged on heaters, at times heraldic achievements, plant symbols, human faces and some allegoric, these types of as symbols of the Passion. A single functions the initials of the Saint John family members who had the manor and advowson from 1430 to circa 1490. Some C19 benches to rear. Other furnishings are all C19. Oak handrail on wrought iron supports with repoussee vine leaf brackets. Gothic-style Beerstone stem pulpit with octangonal drum and marble shafts to arcade and dated 1860, the present of Henry Kelland. Oak lectern of 1884. Perpendicular Gothic-type Beerstone font. Single simple marble mural monument to James Wills Patridge (died 1836) on south wall. East window and south window have stained glass memorial home windows, both of those to Kelland loved ones and created by Beer and Driffield 1888-9. North windows have attractive late C19 leaded glass in which geometric styles created up of modest panes of coloured translucent glass and with uncomplicated flowers in heads. Resources. Devon SMR. Devon C19 Church Venture. B Cresswell, Notes on Devon Churches in the Deanery of Chumleigh (1919), pp.96-107.
Listing NGR: SS7315608276
Sources
Publications and journals
Cresswell, B F, Notes on Devon Churches in the Deanery of Chulmleigh, (1919), 96-107
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