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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Aston Cantlow

Warwickshire

Chancel, nave and tower late C13

Architectural Features

north aisle and chapel, and upper stage of tower late C14

Nave and chancel have tile roofs, aisle and chapel have lead

Niche above has renewed ogee head and remains of medieval carving of the Nativity, with recumbent Virgin (VCH). 3-light Decorated east window with 5 radiating lobes, hood mould and head stops

Interior: Chancel has low-pitched elliptical arch-braced C15 or C16 roof with moulded purlins and central rib, and brattished wall plates

Three C13 sedilia and piscina with hollow-moulded arches, hood mould and head stops

Late C13 two-bay chapel and 4-bay nave arcades have simple arches of 2 chamfered orders, octagonal piers, and moulded capitals and bases

2 chairs in chancel made from C15 stalls

C15 hexagonal oak pulpit with foiled and crocketed ogee panels, moulded rails and buttresses with finials

C15 octagonal stone font in north aisle has quatrefoil to each face, and stem and buttresses with bearded heads

C17 font stem: wood column with gadrooned top

C15 bench, cut in two, in north aisle has moulded rails and poppy heads

Stained glass: C14 fragments in north aisle north-east window

Nave lancet has good glass of c.1852