Parish Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade I Listed Building in Broadclyst, Devon

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Broad Clyst - Parish Church of St John the Baptist
St John the Baptist: early Perpendicular church (c.1400); embattled aisles with turrets at west end of each
St John the Baptist: early c16 tower of Somerset type with parapets & pinnacles
St John the Baptist: Perpendicular nave with slender piers; fleurons on arches; reredos added 1882
St John the Baptist: Stafford Knot on capital near the entrance with reference to Bishop Stafford (1395-1419)
St John the Baptist: c14 sedilia, part of earlier church, with effigy of Sir Roger de Nonant
St John the Baptist: mid c14 effigy of Sir Roger de Nonant
St John the Baptist: Henry Burrough, 1605, & wife Elizabeth (Reynell of Malston)
St John the Baptist: inscription from the monument to Henry Burrough, 1605, stating he founded alms houses and gave to the poor
St John the Baptist: crest from the monument to Henry Burrough of Broadclyst, 1605; Burrough impaling Reynell (argent masonry and a chief indented sable)
St John the Baptist: John Acland, d.1620, erected 1614
St John the Baptist: John Acland, 1614; propped up on one elbow, armoured figure with ruff
St John the Baptist: Elizabeth Rolle of Stevenstone; one of the wives of John Acland, d.1620
St John the Baptist: monument to Edward Drewe of Killerton, erected 1622; effigy in legal robes
St John the Baptist: Edward Drewe, d.1598; recorder of Exeter & later of London; sergeant-at-law under Elizabeth I
St John the Baptist: Bridget FitzWilliam of Mablethorpe, wife of Edward Drewe, d.1598
St John the Baptist: children on the backplate of the monument to Edward Drewe, 1622