Church of St Dubricius

Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
St Dubricius: Early English church (1180-1280) on site of earlier building, reconstructed c15 & restored 1899; truncated spire damaged by gale in 1703
St Dubricius: c13 Early English west tower, shingle spire; c15 two storeyed north porch; yew tree on right is over 1000 years old
St Dubricius: nave with late c14 south arcade; octagonal piers, double-chamfered arches
St Dubricius: cross legged knight believed to be Sir Simon Fitz- Rogers, d.1306, referred to as 'the Crusader Monument'
St Dubricius: Harington monument, mid-late c15; fleurons along four-centred arch; small niches
St Dubricius: mid c15 alabaster effigies of John, 4th Lord Harington, d.1418 & wife Elizabeth Courtenay d.1471
St Dubricius: John, 4th Lord Harington, d.1418; fought and died soon after the siege of Falaise under Henry V; founder of chantry
St Dubricius: John, 4th Lord Harington, d.1418; plate armour, large epaulets with scalloped ends, diagonal ornamented baldric
St Dubricius: details of John, 4th Lord Harington
St Dubricius: Elizabeth Courtenay, d.1471; wife of John 4th Lord Harington & later William Bonville; cote-hardie & gown fastened with cordon
St Dubricius: details of Elizabeth Courtenay
St Dubricius: tomb (empty) of quatrefoils presumed to be for Alice Hensley d.1527; shield in centre depicts Five Wounds of Christ