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St John

St John

Umberleigh

Devon

Probably C13 fabric to north wall of nave

Architectural Features

chancel, remodelled and enlarged with addition of south aisle in early C15, west tower late C15/early C16.

South porch largely rebuilt in C19 with hollow-ogee moulded surround to outer doorway and C15 inner doorway with double ogee and sunk chamfered moulded surround with original framed and ledged studded plank door with old lock, latch and handle.

4 external wall memorials below south aisle east end window to Elizabeth Snow , John Hill and Laurence How and Robert Howe all with shaped heads.

Slate wall memorials below chancel east end window to William Hill and Mary Hill , both by Manning.

C19 ceiled wagon roofs to nave and chancel with moulded ribs and large carved bosses at the intersections with the purlins.

South aisle has C15 ceiled wagon roof with moulded wall plate and carved bosses at the intersections of the moulded ribs and purlins.

Stone reredos a memorial to Frances Elizabeth Thorold , 2 bays flanking 4 raised bays with open tracery filled with mosaic panels to sides and geometrical patterned tiles to centre bays.

Stained glass: chancel east window to John and Mary Mortimer 1892.