Devon Churches 2018 – Ashton

A Devon church included in ‘Devon’s 50 best Churches’ by Todd Gray.
St John the Baptist, Ashton SW Dartmoor.
A 15th century church with Perpendicular style windows. Roof, window tracery, floor etc restored 1881-3 and 1899-1901. Has a 5-bay Beerstone arcade and an important 8-bay roodscreen, paintings on west side of screen ‘the best in the county’.

Church exterior
Church exterior
Screen with paintings
Screen
Screen carving
Screen
Screen with paintings
Screen
Old carved pews
Pews

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