St. Andrew, Yarnscombe, Devon
Description
The church of St. Andrew is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, and an embattled western tower on the north side containing 6 bells, the first three dated respeetively 1709, 1631 and 1608: the chancel retains a piscina: there is an octagonal font of the Tudor period, and the staircase to the rood loft remains and some ancient stained glass, but the screen has disappeared: on the north side of the chancel, within a low-arched recess, is an altar-tomb, the upper slab of which bears a partly effaced inscription to John Cockworthy and his wife, of the 15th century; the church contains besides several monuments of the Loveband family from 1680, including one to the Rev. A. W. Loveband M.A. vicar, d. 1878; also memorials of the Trevelyans (1623), Pollards (1667) and Champneys (1681): the church was repaired and a vestry added in 1852, and the whole church was thoroughly restored in 1888-9 at a cost of £700: there are 160 sittings.
Church Records
The parish register dates from the year 1653.
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