Roodscreens and roodlofts . H 5J o fc 2O 5<: o o w:^ *. z w *\ SCREENWORK IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 347 SLAPTON (St. James the Greater). (1) A tine roodscreen remains, continuous from northto south. It has been grained in imitation of the real oak. The detail is of a rather conventional type, thin, and late in character, the openings wide,and tracery slender. Nothing remains of the fan-vaulting, but the spandrels of the arcade are filled with fragmentsof tracery from the soffit panels. One good cornice enrichment is left. The lower panels ofscreen are despoiled of all their detail. (2) There a
Roodscreens and roodlofts . H 5J o fc 2O 5<: o o w:^ *. z w *\ SCREENWORK IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 347 SLAPTON (St. James the Greater). (1) A tine roodscreen remains, continuous from northto south. It has been grained in imitation of the real oak. The detail is of a rather conventional type, thin, and late in character, the openings wide,and tracery slender. Nothing remains of the fan-vaulting, but the spandrels of the arcade are filled with fragmentsof tracery from the soffit panels. One good cornice enrichment is left. The lower panels ofscreen are despoiled of all their detail. (2) There are two parclose screens. Exeter Dioc. Arch. Trans., 1896, p. 130. SOURTON. In the sanctuary of this church are two fragments of a stone screen, saidto have been removed from Okehampton Church. The screen did not fit Sourton Church,and could not be cut to fit : hence the work was left exposed for many years in thechurchyard. Finally these two fragments were brought in and fixed against the chancel walls. Theyhave good detail, and retain some colour. Commu
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