Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Marystow, Devon

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St Mary: isolated church set in the hills north-west of Tavistock dating from early c14
St Mary: from the south-east; Decorated window in chancel
St Mary: Perpendicular west tower of granite ashlar with diagonal buttresses, partially rebuilt 1824
St Mary: restored interior looking towards early c14 chancel; Perpendicular north arcade
St Mary: early c14 trefoil headed double sedilia
St Mary: Norman font with intersecting arches & corner heads
St Mary: section of screen now positioned under the tower arch
St Mary: monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630; four pairs of columns supporting a coffered arch, obelisks & achievement at the top
St Mary: inscription & shield from the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630 (1629 in Julian calendar)
St Mary: soffit with cherubin from the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: capitals from the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630; created Knight of the Bath at coronation of James I & later sat as MP for Bere Alston
St Mary: Margery Stafford of Stowford, wife of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: one of the children of Thomas Wise, d.1630, possibly his son another Thomas, d.1641
St Mary: female figure possibly of Mary Chichester of Carrickfergus, wife of Thomas Wise, d.1641
St Mary: small child in chair from the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: baby in cot from the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: helm & gauntlets above the monument to Thomas Wise of Sydenham, d.1630
St Mary: memorial slab to Mary (Chichester of Carrickfergus), d.1657, wife of Thomas (ii) Wise of Sydenham, d.1641, & her grandson St John, d.1668, son of Edward Wise, d.1675, & his wife Arabella (St