Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta

Heritage listing

Details NEWTON ST CYRES THE VILLAGE SX 89 NE 5/29 - Church of St Cyriac and St 26.8.65 Julitta GV I Parish church. Earlier Medieval origins, extensively rebuilt with new north side in early C15. Porch probably added in late C16 - early C17. Restored 1914-21. Rubble walls include sections of dressed, volcanic (Posbury) stone. Beerstone details. Slate roofs. Early Perpendicular style throughout. Nave of 3 long bays with south porch and chapel: north aisle including Lady Chapel under separate roof: west tower. Some external detail restored but most tracery is original: window to left of porch with traces of early ;ink colour and hoods with carved faces: tower of 2 stages with low diagonal buttresses to west, embattled parapet and 5-sided stair-turret to south projecting above tower as an octagon with embattled parapet and C18, wrought-iron weathercock. C18 painted wooden clock-face remains on north side without the single hand. South porch has moulded, round-headed arch, small, beerstone niche under gable and ceiled, wagon-roof with carved bosses and crenellated wall-plates. North elevation divided into 5 bays by buttresses incorporating small beerstone, canopied niches, some of which contain contemporary figure sculpture, with embattled parapet and restored finials. Interior: nave, chancel and aisle have largely-original, ceiled, wagon-roofs with carved bosses. Tall, round-headed rear-arch of south door with chamfered surround. Mutilated stoup to left. Tall, unmoulded tower arch with imposts may be earlier than main build. South wall has blocked door to rood loft. Moulded chancel-arch to slightly lower chancel. 4-bay, Beerstone arcade between nave and aisle; moulded piers with foliate capitals (Pevsner's B-type). Similar double-thickness arch with recessed panels and tref

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.