Diameter: 14" Bell 1 of 1
Dove Bell ID: 57213 Tower ID: 21885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Luton: St John
Diocese of Exeter
Church, 615178
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Grid reference: SX 902 770
Apart from the bellcote and the simple Decorated window tracery, there is little to distinguish the church from the other buildings in the hamlet. Entrance to the churchyard is at the west, through a low tiled lych-gate, and the graves and gravestones crowd tightly round the church. The external facing is of limestone. The west window is of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoil in the head; the east window is austere, with three main lights. In the north wall of the nave are two windows and in the south one, all three of the same pattern. The roof coverings are of tiles, and all the roofs dip gracefully as they reach the eaves.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave (with bellcote) and south-west porch; chancel, with lean-to vestry on the north.
Footprint of Church buildings: 126 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
John Powell & Sons. Consecrated by Bishop Phillpotts as a daughter church to Bishopsteignton on 18th October 1853.
Exterior Description
Apart from the bellcote and the simple Decorated window tracery, there is little to distinguish the church from the other buildings in the hamlet. Entrance to the churchyard is at the west, through a low tiled lych-gate, and the graves and gravestones crowd tightly round the church.
The external facing is of limestone. The west window is of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoil in the head; the east window is austere, with three main lights. In the north wall of the nave are two windows and in the south one, all three of the same pattern. The roof coverings are of tiles, and all the roofs dip gracefully as they reach the eaves.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
c. 1860
The east window depicts the Crucifixion, with flanking figures in the side lights.
Stained Glass
The west window has attrative leaf-patterns in the quarries; stylised leaves and flowers forming across upper quatrefoil.
Interior
Interior Description
Inside the nave roof is of scissor-beam construction, with plywood panels between the rafters. Of original the decoration, the chancel roof, which is canted, boarded and painted with simple geometrical decorations, seems to be the sole survival.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
The font has a deep-octagonal bowl of freestone, supported on four stubby colonettes of Devonshire marble.
Organ (object)
A small electronic organ.
Pulpit
The pulpit and lectern are simple cut-out designs in minimal Gothic, made of pitch-pine.
Lectern
The pulpit and lectern are simple cut-out designs in minimal Gothic, made of pitch-pine.
Rail
Unusually solid and substantial; of pitch-pine, they are panelled in the lower half and in the upper divisions are cut-out star shapes outlined in gold.
Altar
c. 1930
Reredos
c. 1930
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SX 902 770
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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