Church of St Ishmael

Church, rough rubble stone with slate roofs and coped gables, heavily repointed walls. Nave and chancel with W bellcote. W end bellcote has stone voussoirs to single arch. Nave has 2 crude C19 Bath stone cusped lancets both N and S and grey stone segmental pointed S doorway with board door, early C20. One tiny cusped lancet on N side left may be late medieval. Chancel S has one yellow-brick cusped lancet, and E has C19 triplet window with cusped lights.

Plastered walls, 4-bay arch-braced collar-truss roof with diagonal struts over collars. Stone flags to nave W end and centre. Pointed chancel arch with stone voussoirs. Chancel has heavy scissor rafter roof, early C20, stone flags to sides and black and white paviours to centre. W end early C19 timber benches to L-plan with kneelers and high boarded backs on 2 sides of fine square C12 font, massive scalloped bowl on thick round stem. Timber pulpit of c1920 with linenfold panels and upper panels with carved symbols of Passion, possibly by J Coates Carter. In chancel, communion rails on 4 iron standards, on step to sanctuary, paved with 2-colour paviours.