Church Of St Winaloe

The Church of St. Winwaloe is a parish church located in East Portlemouth village. It was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, replacing a 14th-century church, and restored in the early 20th century. The church is constructed of rendered slatestone with a gabled slate roof. The plan comprises a nave, north and south aisles, transepts, a north porch, and a west tower.

The tower, likely of 14th-century origin, is a crenellated two-stage structure without pinnacles. It features set-back buttresses to the lowest stage and a five-sided stair turret on its north side. A two-centred arched west doorway, characteristic of the South Hams style, provides access. Above this doorway is a restored three-light Perpendicular window, with simple traceried heads in the belfry lights. Crenellations also adorn the north aisle, transept, and two-storey porch. The porch’s richly moulded granite doorway is arched, with a square hoodmould above. A single cinquefoiled light from the 15th century is blocked above the doorway, with another arched light positioned slightly to the right. Stone steps lead to a small stone four-centred arched doorway on the porch's first floor. The north aisle, transept, and east chancel windows are restored Perpendicular-style windows. The south transept window retains its original moulded stone jambs, while the rest of the south side mirrors the north, lacking the porch.

Inside the porch, the floor is finished with slates set on end in a chequerboard design. The south doorway has a moulded granite frame with a segmental arch. Plastered internal walls are characteristic of the interior. Two identical five-bay granite arcades feature Pevsner A-type piers with moulded cup capitals and four-centred arches. The tower arch has plain plastered jambs and a moulded double-arched head, the apex of which is truncated by the wagon roof to the nave; this is a medieval wagon roof with carved ribs and bosses. The roofs of the aisles and transepts are renewed. A medieval rood screen, exhibiting good carving and early colour depicting saints on painted panels, remains, although the coving has been removed. A 15th-century octagonal font is carved with quatrefoils and shields. The church includes modern tile flooring and early 20th-century pews and fittings.