Bradford Devon
Church of All Saints, Bradford Devon is of Norman origin from which the south doorway survives <a href="https://devonchurchland.co.uk/description/bradford-church-of-all-saints-description/#Norman South Door Stonework Arch 12th Century Bradford" rel="noreferrer nofollow">devonchurchland.co.uk/description/bradford-church-of-all-...</a>
A very old settlement - Saxons camped in the area under their leader Hengist 
The chancel was built / rebuilt in 14c 
A major remodeling took place in the 15c when the north aisle was added and the porch probably built. 

It now consists of a nave, north aisle and chapel, west tower and south porch with vestry to north of the chancel. 

The tower was rebuilt after it was struck by lightning in 1550 The date of the vestry is uncertain since it incorporates 17c features from a restoration of that time, but these may have been re-used in the 19c 
In a ruinous state by the mid 19c, it was restored in 1869  and again during 1875 - 89 when the chancel was rebuilt, some 14c stonework being reused .  <a href="https://devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/bradford-church-of-all-saints-gallery/#gallery/9da9b976d7def4d925eb02afbea0b7c8/2615" rel="noreferrer nofollow">devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/bradford-church-of-all-sa...</a>
The two stage unbuttressed west tower was restored and new pinnacles made in 1891.

The internal walls are rendered. 5-bay granite arcade to north aisle with carved capitals.   The roofs have all been replaced
during 19c restorations together with new carved pulpit, choir stalls and benches.   <a href="https://devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/bradford-church-of-all-saints-gallery/#gallery/9da9b976d7def4d925eb02afbea0b7c8/2621" rel="noreferrer nofollow">devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/bradford-church-of-all-sa...</a>  (Lectern in memory of Clervaux Morley Saunders of Bovacott 1905; Litany desk is in memory of Sidney Francis Bampfield Cogan 1847 - 1908 given by his wife;  Pulpit in memory of Joseph Thomas English 1819-1892).
Medieval Barnstaple floor tiles cover part of the nave and north chapel.  <a href="https://flic.kr/p/Thf2AG" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/Thf2AG</a>

The small Norman font has a fluted edge to the bowl

In north chapel <a href="https://flic.kr/p/Thf5R9" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/Thf5R9</a> are three 16c memorials, one of 1599 to
Elizabeth Pomeroy, the others considerably worn.
On chapel wall is a memorial to Arscott Bickford of Dunsland House who died 1771.  <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2e2zJyc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2e2zJyc</a> and his brother a lieutenant in the Grenadiers who died aged 28 in 1765 
Next to it is a large slate wall memorial to members of the
Bickford family who died at various times in the C18.  There is also a memorial to William Bickford 1659, wife Grace 1686 heiress of Arthur Ascott of Dunsford 1662 
There is a stylish memorial to the 17c Maynard family <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2fpULna" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2fpULna</a> and two 19c marble memorials to the Heysetts of Baracott.


Picture with thanks - copyright Derek Harper CCL <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/489393" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.geograph.org.uk/photo/489393</a>
bradford church devon