| St Martin's Church | |
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| Location | Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50°43′23″N3°31′52″W / 50.72306°N 3.53111°W |
| Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Church of St Martin |
| Designated | 29 January 1953 [1] |
| Reference no. | 1169625 |
  Location of St Martin's Church in Devon | |
St Martin's Church in Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon, England was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, [1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. [2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 August 1995. [3]
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It is built of Heavitree stone and has slate roofs. The chancel arch is thought to be the oldest part of the building, [1] and may date from the previous church on the site which was consecrated on 6 July 1065 by Bishop Leofric. [2] There are traces of Anglo-Saxon long-and-short work high in the south-east corner of the nave. [4] The tower was added in 1675. [5]
The interior contains 17th and 18th century monuments, reredos and altar rails, some of which were brought from the nearby St Paul's, which was demolished in 1936. [1] [2] The south window contains a few fragments of medieval glass. [4] At the west end is a panelled gallery with the painted arms of Bishop Trelawny (1688—1707) and the City of Exeter, both flanking the royal coat of arms. [5]
