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Summary

Parish church, late 15th or early 16th century west tower and arcade, and a 12th century re-sited tympanum. The rest of the church was thoroughly rebuilt in 1850.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1097075: CHURCH OF ST MARY

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 4994
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/2
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 85342

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PARISH CHURCH (XII to XIX - 1101 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV289095.

St mary's parish church. Vis=20/6/1953(os) 13th-15th century, with chancel 1890. Saxon lintel carved with pelican and devil, now over chancel window. Norman gabled lintel with serpent and tree of life and cock. Now built into dedication to st mary the virgin.(doe). Vis=plain 15th century and excessively restored in the latter half of the 19th century. Norman tympanum built into south wall of chancel (hoskins). Vis=church of st. Mary. C12 re-sited tympanum, late c15/early c16 west tower and arcade, the rest of the church thoroughly rebuilt in 1850 by wightwick and damont except for the chancel which was added in 1883 by dampier of colchester (dro). Vis=local stone rubble, the chancel snecked brecchia and sandstone; tower dressings granite, c19 dressings bathstone; slate roofs with crested ridge tiles to the chancel. West tower, nave, chancel, 3-bay north arcades (originally 2-bay and presumably 1-bay to the medieval chancel), lean-to vestry on north side of chancel, south west porch. See doe for full details (doe). Vis=st. Mary's church featured on os 6" (1906) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289096.

Des=notice on the history of ideford church displayed in the nave.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289097.

Pevsner, n. /buildings of england, south devon/(1952)184.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289098.

Osa=sx87ne14.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289099.

Fulford williams, h. /tda/87(1955)82-85 pl.3-4/ideford through the centuries.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289100.

Cornelius, c. F. /tda/78(1946)123-152/parish churches within ten miles of newton abbot.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289101.

Cornelius, c. F. /tda/79(1947)81-89/church fittings.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289102.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)414.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289103.

Kerslake, t. /jbaa/33(1877)426/traces of the ancient kingdom of dumnonia outside cornwall.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289104.

Chanter, j. F. /tda/42(1910)492/christianity in devon before ad 909.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289105.

Williams, h. F. F. /dcnq/25(1952-1953)191-194/rectors of ideford.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289106.

Doe/hhr:ideford/(28/4/1987)55.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289107.

Des=os 6" (1906) 102sw.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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