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St John

Herner

Devon

Church. c.1870 with reused late Medieval carving inside said to have come from Barnstaple Guildhall.

Architectural Features

Reused C17 ovolo moulded window surround with foliated stops to the base of the jambs and thick glazing bars to 9-pane window on north side, 2nd stage.

Slated gabled roof to porch with apex wooden cross and carved bargeboards.

There is a considerable amount of reused late medieval carving said to have come from Barnstaple Guildhall.

2 C19 arch braced trusses to nave roof are corbelled out with elaborately carved mythical beasts supported on consoles.

2 late C16 carved bench ends to front 2 pews on north side.

Stone base to pulpit with drum of 4 facets with Gothic tracery to the reused panels, top rail treated with lunettes and variously carved heads between linenfolds.

The returned end of the open facet has a tall carving with Oriental figure supported on mythical beast.

Reused carvings in the hexagonal font with marble bowl and linenfold panels to the facets and blind tracery to the panels on the stem.

4 panels above the altar with reused top rail with grotesque figures to each end, and lozenge carvings to the panels.

Stained glass window to central nave window on north side to Chichester family 1876.