Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Broadclyst

Heritage listing

Details SX 99 NE BROADCLYST BROADCLYST 9/63 Parish Church of St John - the Baptist - I Parish church. Mainly late C15 but retaining some important C14 work, substantially restored in 1833-4 by Wills and again in 1882 by Edward Ashworth. Dressed volcanic trap. West tower, nave and chancel with north and south aisles, south porch. An important church. Fine west tower of ashlar volcanic trap and Beer stone dressing, 4 stages, set-back buttresses each with 4 off-sets, the lower 2 with creeping animals, the upper 2 with heads and finials. West door under square-headed hood mould decorated with fleurons and bishops' heads as terminals, shields and quatrefoils in spandrels and foliated surround. 4-light conventional late- Perpendicular west window. Tall 2-light belfry openings with pierced tracery panels. Heraldic panels above these displaying arms of Henry VIII and the Chudleigh family. Parapet with quatrefoil panelling, gargoyles, corner pinnacles, and an additional pinnacle to the centre of each side. One 2-light window at 2nd stage level (to south). North and south aisles each have west demi-octagonal castellated angle turrets. Castellated parapet to both sides and east end, replaced in 1833. South side: 5 large 4-light Perpendicular windows, head tracery as in west window, the mullions treated with castellated capitals which look late C19. Fleurons in the concave moulding. Hood moulds and head terminals. Buttresses with 2 set-offs, between windows. Castellated south porch of 1836. North side: as south but with 6 windows and no porch. 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. The hood mould breaks the cornice level and this together with distur

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.