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St John The Baptist

Broadclyst

Devon

Mainly late C15 but retaining some important C14 work, substantially restored in 1833-4 by Wills and again in 1882 by Edward Ashworth.

Architectural Features

Parapet with quatrefoil panelling, gargoyles, corner pinnacles, and an additional pinnacle to the centre of each side.

North aisle east window: C14, 3 lights with elaborate Decorated tracery, mullions with castellated capitals and moulded bases

hood mould with angel terminals and fleurons.

Interior: 6-bay through-build with rood screen doorways to north.

The one dated capital - 1576, 3rd south from west - is markedly different from the others with masked faces, foliage and looped ropework.

Arches: outer concave moulding with fleurons rise off corbels of standing angels, these mostly holding shields and facing both nave and aisles

Sedilia: C14, 3 bays, nodding ogee canopies under floriated finials, each bay divided by tall pinnacles.

The recess now contains an early C14 effigy of a knight with twisted belt and surcoat, feet on lion, head on helm with supporting angels.

Monuments : north chancel aisle, Sir John Acland

Pevsner considered this monument as one of the most sumptuous of its date in Devon.

kneeling figures to either side of deck with entablature.

Furnishings and fittings: Reredos, 5 bays, stone with polished limestone by Ashworth Font: large, octagonal with cusped and finialed nodding ogees to each panel, by Simon Rowe First World War Memorial window with associated stone memorial below (south aisle).

North aisle, east (Ellen Acland memorial) window: good Expressionist glass by Leonard Walker, circa 1926.