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Church of St Mary, Walkhampton
Walkhampton, Yelverton, Devon
Grid ref: SX 5366 7014
Main image: Photo: Tony Atkin, Wikimedia Commons
- Grade: I
- Date: late 15th and 16th century; vestry 1832; restored 1860
- Material: granite rubble, granite ashlar tower, Roborough stone details
- Historic England list entry: 1105371
St Mary's at Walkhampton is a granite church of about the late 15th and 16th centuries, with a vestry added in 1832 and a restoration in 1860. The north aisle is the earlier; the south aisle is later and probably post-Reformation. The three-stage battlemented tower has very tall crocketed pinnacles and a gargoyle on a long neck.
The 1832 vestry was built in memory of William Alexander, son of D A Alexander, architect of Dartmoor Prison. Stripping the plaster from the walls in 1912 destroyed some painted scripture. The font cover, pulpit, reredos and choir stalls were made by the Rev Charles Walker, who died in 1909.
Historic England stresses its position: it sits on high ground, isolated from the village, and is prominent from a distance. Not the same church as St Mary, Mary Tavy or Sampford Spiney.
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