Church of St John the Baptist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1334119
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1334119
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lustleigh
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 78500 81274
Details
LUSTLEIGH LUSTLEIGH SX 7881
9/184 Church of St John the Baptist - 23.8.55 GV I
Parish church. C15 or early C16 with C13 chancel and C19 vestry. Roughcast stone; the tower, porch and buttresses of north aisle of granite ashlar. Slated roofs. Nave, chancel, south transept and porch, north aisle; vestry on east side of transept. Chancel has triple lancet window on east and single lancet window on north. The north aisle, clearly early C16, has 3-light granite windows with almost pointed heads to the lights; and straight granite hood-moulds. Deep south porch with battlements and 2-centred arched doorways, the outer with wave moulding and the inner with plain chamfer. Granite seats internally at either side, wagon roof. Plain holy water stoup. 2-stage tower with battlements and pinnacles. West doorway with moulded 2-centred arch. 2-light belfry openings with almost rounded arches. Interior: nave and chancel have north arcade of 4 granite arches with 4-centred heads resting on monolithic columns, these having attached shafts with hollow mouldings between. In north wall of aisle 2 recesses with 4-centred arches, these containing re-set effigies. Stair to rood loft has granite steps; top and bottom doorways with rounded heads. Wide, pointed double-chamfered arch to south transept. Chamfered, round-headed tower arch. Chancel has 3 sedilia with trefoiled arches in south wall. Next to them is a piscina with 2 pointed arches having a quatrefoil panel above. In north wall a blocked recess with double hollow moulding and a pointed head. In each of north and south walls, high up, a small carved stone with 2 holes in, designed for hanging the Lenten veil. Wagon roofs with carved bosses. Fittings: Norman font, the plain bowl supported in the centre by a thick, cable- noulded shaft and on its perimeter by 6 later black marble columns. Mid C16 carved rood screen. Plainer parclose screen. Monuments: tomb slab of circa 550-600, previously on floor of south porch. It is inscribed DATUIDOCI CONHINOCI FILIUS; that is to say, Datiudoc son of Conhinoc. Re-set medieval effigies in wall recesses; 2 in north aisle, 1 in south transept. Some good C17 floor slabs. Sources: N Pevsner, South Devon, 1952, pp.199-200. Information on the C6 tombstone is displayed in Lustleigh Church.
Listing NGR: SX7850181271
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 84625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Devon, (1952), 199-200
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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