St John The Baptist

Chancel has C14 north window and C19 four-light curvelinear traceried east window.

Two- storeyed south porch with embattled parapet, buttresses with set-offs, ovolo- moulded two-centred arch doorway with two-light window above with narrow niches in the jambs and carved lintel soffit.

"Two-storeyed south porch with embattled parapet, buttresses with set-offs, ovolo- moulded two-centred arch doorway with two-light window above with narrow niches in the jambs and carved lintel soffit. Tall west tower in three https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1108513?section=official-listing .

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Interior: five bays north and south arcades, the east bays narrower, with moulded two-centred arches, the piers have four shafts with wavy moulding between, only the shafts have capitals most of which are carved.

The nave, chancel and north and south aisles, have C15 moulded waggon roofs with carved bosses at the intersections and on the moulded wall plate.

Good rood and parclose screens with traces of colour, Perpendicular tracery and tracerled wainscot, carved cornice with vines and birds pecking the grapes.

Norman sandstone font with seven-sided bowl with ribs on the underside, round stem and a cushion base.

Monuments: Two C14 and one C13 recumbent effigies on south and north window cills, two knights in armour, one 1243 Sir John Arundel cross-legged and with shield, the other circa 1400, and a lady of C14.

Gothick monument to Charles Cornish of Gatcombe House 1818.

Late C15 stained glass from St John's Church Marldon, two complete figures of St Stephen and St Christopher.