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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Badingham

Suffolk

2-stage tower, probably largely C12-C13

Architectural Features

about half way up on the west and south faces are C12 slit windows

The C12 west angles of the nave have nook-shafts: they now form small buttresses to the tower.

North and south nave each with a single Cl3 lancet window and one early C16 2-light brick window at clerestory level, the remaining windows mostly C15 but restored.

Fine porch: c.1480

moulded entrance arch with carved spandrels and empty canopied niche above

Wide tower arch with C12 nook-shafts.

the angels against the ends of the hammerbeams are replacements of c.1900.

The nave roof and the Seven Sacraments font are Badingham's greatest treasures, but the visitor will probably be first struck by the fact that the nave floor slopes upward: rising twenty five inches from the font to the chancel steps. 
See; http://www.acny.org.uk/page.php?V=1889&P=1320

Very fine late C15 carved octagonal font, the faces of the bowl depicting the Seven Sacraments and the Baptism of Christ

The nave roof and the Seven Sacraments font are Badingham's greatest treasures, but the visitor will probably be first struck by the fact that the nave floor slopes upward: rising twenty five inches from the font to the chancel steps. See; http://www.acny.org.uk/page.php?V=1889&P=1320

© Jonathan Billinger

good mid C17 pulpit complete with tester

5 simple C15 poppyhead bench ends in nave.

The traceried dado of the rood screen now forms part of the stalls.

Fine altar tomb in north west chancel, probably of Sir John Carbonell : tall recess with carved tomb chest (partly obscured by benches)

above is cresting with 8 blank shields and 3 carved helmets

In north east chancel is the tomb of William Cotton and his wife: a large standing monument with painted recumbent effigies and 2 kneeling children below

Graded I for surviving medieval fabric.