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Summary

The parish church has a fine 16th century west tower which is said to have served as a model for that in Cullompton.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (I) 1170465: PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 4848
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/8
• Old Listed Building Ref (I)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PARISH CHURCH (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, Unknown (Migrated Record). SDV1416.

The church once possessed a painted rood screen and stalls (hughes). Illustrations by swete (dro).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326732.

Parish church. Mainly 15th century but retaining some important 14th century work, substantially restored in 1833-4 by wills and again in 1882 by e. Ashworth. Features included are as follows: west tower of ashlar volcanic trap and beer stone dressing, buttresses, west door with square headed hood mould with various decorations perpendicular architecture, hearaldic panelling etc with notable monuments inside the church. See doe list for full details (doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335.

The parish church of st john the baptist. It has a fine 16th century west tower of the somerset type, which is said to have served as a model for cullompton. The body of the church was probably rebuilt in time of bishop stafford (1395-1419) as the stafford knot appears on one of the capitals (hoskins).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129097.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1964)351-352.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129098.

Hughes, t. C. /dcnq/5 part 1(1908-1909)216/broadclyst church.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129099.

Dro=564m/11/165(illustrations by swete).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129100.

Doe/hhr:broadclyst/(20/5/1985)30.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV129101.

Aph=dap/hb 4-6(11/12/1986).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129102.

Nmr=sx99ne19.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV129103.

Des=fletcher, m. J. /st john the baptist, broadclyst: an archaeological watching brief of excavations within the church/(2000)/in smr.

Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Broadclyst, 3, 6 (Report - non-specific). SDV346253.

The history of Broadclyst is reflected in the several monuments in St John the Baptist's Church. It has a fine 16th century tower of the Somerset type, and is said to have served as a model for Cullompton. The body of the church dates from the time of Bishop Stafford (1319-1419). A fine sedilla covers an effigy of a knight in armour and there are good Renaissance monuments. Other details: Map, photographs.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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