
Misson
Nottinghamshire
SK 69 SE MISSON CHURCH STREET (north side) 4/59 Church of St John the Baptist and 1.2.67 boundary wall G.V. I Parish Church, C14, C15, C16, C19: restored 1882, 1886, 1894.
West tower C14 and C19, 2 stages
moulded plinth, 2 stringcourses pair of gargoyles to north and south, crenellated parapet with 4 crocketed pinnacles.
To west, C14, chamfered and rebated doorway with hoodmould containing close boarded door.
Above, C14 chamfered and rebated opening with hoodmould, containing cusped head triple lancet with panel tracery.
North aisle, C15
C16, 4 bays
east window has 4 C16 round headed lancets.
to right, 2 similar windows with 4 lancets westernmost bay has blockd Tudor arched doorway with hoodmould.
Nave clerestorey, 3 bays, has moulded stringcourse, 2 gargoyles each side, crenellated parapet with remains of 2 pinnacles
3 C15 square headed splayed openings each side containing double trefoil- headed lancets.
C16 , 5 bays.
Eastern-most 2 bays, C16 have moulded plinth, sill band, eaves band, moulded crenellated parapet with remains of single pinnacle.
To left, square headed cove moulded and rebated reveal containing C16 quadruple round headed lancet with splayed mullions.
South Porch, C14 has moulded plinth and eaves band, moulded parapet, crenellated gable.
South doorway has four centred arched moulded opening and C15 plank door with remains of traceried panels.
Nave north arcade C14, 3 bays, has 2 circular piers with canted square octagonal bases and moulded octagonal capitals.
South arcade, C14, 3 bays, has 2 circular piers with canted square octagonal bases and moulded octagonal capitals moulded octagonal responds, low pitched double chamfered and rebated arches.
South arcade, C14, 3 bays, has 2 octagonal piers with canted square bases, moulded octagonal capitals and moulded octagonal responds.
Roof C19, very low pitch, with moulded tie beams and purlins, and carved bosses.
Tower arch, C14, opened out 1886, double chamfered and rebated.
Opening contains C19 3 bay traceried timber screen, and above C20 plywood and glass screen.
To north, classical style memorial tablet, 1837.
Roof has moulded curved brackets to principal rafters, carved bosses
C19 with some, C15 re-used timber.
Chancel arch, C14 double chamfered and rebated, with moulded octagonal imposts.
Chancel north arcade, C13
C14, 2 bays.
Western bay C13, has half round imposts with moulded circular caps.
Eastern arch C14 double chamfered and rebated with moulded octagonal imposts.
South arcade, C14, 2 bays, has central octagonal pier with canted octagonal base and moulded octagonal cap, and moulded octagonal imposts.
East end has stained glass 1886 and C19 timber framework, Decorated style with painted commandments on canvas.
Roof, partly C17 restored with chamfered tie beams and plain, strutted kingposts, close boarded.
Decorated style, to form chapel.In south east corner, C15 square piscina.
Brass war memorial, 1918 and brass of 1920.