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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Clifton

Devon

Surviving C13 fabric to tower, lancet in base and chancel with lancet in south wall between east end and termination of south aisle.

Architectural Features

Blocked C13 opening on nave north wall.

Church extensively remodelled late C15 when south aisle added.

The tower in position of north transept with access from nave by unmoulded C13 pointed arch.

Small 1671 datestone on first stage of east wall may indicate repairs and alterations after Civil War skirmish.

Round-headed arch with hood mould supported on Pevsner A-type piers with capitals carved with hunting scene to left and leaf and shield decorations to right.

The C16 carved rood screen with vaulted canopy was heavily restored in 1925.

The marble font and font cover sits on richly carved late C16 columns tapering at base, hexagonal with medallions under foliage and ogee arches at top of each panel echoing detail on screen.

The south aisle alter uses ornately-carved timber from the mansion pew.

Royal arms badly damaged on west wall of tower.

Early C18 panelled pulpit.

Monuments: north wall of chancel, a stone wall tablet to Elizabeth Pine has shields top and bottom with painted decorations.

At east end of south aisle, wall monument of marble has 2 busts in low relief in ovals with ionic colonettes.

At west end a table top tomb to Richard and Walter Hey died 1594