St John The Baptist

porch built in 1498 at the cost of Lady Margaret Beaufort according to the church guide, tower rebuilt in 1815 and the rest restored in 1863 at the cost of the Reverend G W R Ireland, organ and vestry added in 1870.

Early English purple volcanic ashlar detail, C15 Beerstone and C19 Hamstone detail

Plan: Early English nave and chancel under a continuous roof, late C15 Perpendicular south aisle with porch at the west end under the same roof, 1815 west tower replaced an Early English tower with spire.

The gable of the porch above the vestry roof is Beerstone ashlar, panelled with sunken quatrefoils and containing a small window with carved lintel At the left end of the south aisle is the large 2-centred outer arch with moulded surround.

In the nave the trusses spring from moulded Beerstone corbels whereas those in the chancel have corbels carved with stiff leaf foliage.

Floor is laid with red quarry tiles and includes some graveslabs in the chancel.

Gothic style carved oak reredos features a central panel featuring a representation of the Good Samaritan.

Chancel also contains 2 richly-carved C17 oak chairs Low Salcombe stone chancel screen carved on the front as a blind Early English arcade enriched with marble shafts.

A stone book rest on top serves as a lectern.

The Salcombe ashlar pulpit is in similar Early English style.

Nave and aisle have plain pine benches remarkable in that they still retain brass candle holders on twisted wrought iron standards.

Late C12 Beerstone drum font containing 3 bands of ornamentation was altered in the C19 and has a new base.

C17 oak chest with carved panelled front in south aisle.

Good monuments: north of the altar lies the very worn Beerstone recumbent figure of a knight in armour said to be Sir Hugh Peverell who was patron of the church in 1278.

Above it a good marble mural monument in memory of Margaret Poulett includes a brass plate and is framed with carved garlands and symbols of death.

In the nave a marble monument in memory of Margaret Collins The rest are C19, the best a marble mural monument in memory of Elizabeth Dawbney Painted royal arms of George I, dated 1722, in the tower.

The church is remarkable for the complete set of late C19-early C20 stained glass windows it contains.