St. John The Baptist
Collingham CP
Nottinghamshire
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 October 2023 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards SK 8261-8361 10/76 COLLINGHAM WESTFIELD LANE (south side) Church of St.John the Baptist 16.1.67 G.V. I Parish Church, C12, C13, C14, C15.
Architectural Features
Leaded, stone slab, slate and plain blue tile roofs.
First stage has to west, C14 chamfered and rebated four centred arched window with label mould and mask stops, containing triple ogee headed lancet with panel tracery
Second stage has, to west, single lancet in chamfered reveal in blocked C13 double lancet opening
to south C13 double lancet
North aisle C14, four bays, coped balustrade, four buttresses of four setoffs on plinths, off-centre C14 moulded doorway with label mould and mask stops, containing C19 door flanked to east by two square headed chamfered and rebated openings with label moulds and mask stops, containing double ogee headed lancets with panel tracery, to west by a single similar window
Chancel, C14
C15, three bays and coped gable, slate roof, has to north C19 gabled organ chamber with clasping buttress to east and plain buttress to west, and single light in chamfered reveal in gable
flanked by single C14 square headed chamfered and rebated openings containing double lancets with decorated tracery.
East end has two clasping buttresses, three setoffs and plinth, C15 chamfered and rebated opening with label mould and mask stope, containing five ogee headed lancets with panel tracery and moulded mullion and transom.
South side has off-centre C14 moulded priest's door flanked to west by C14 chamfered and rebated square headed opening containing double lancet with decorated tracery
to east C15 square chamfered and rebated square headed opening containing four plain lancets.
South aisle, C14, four bays, three buttresses of four setoffs on plinths, has two C14 square headed chamfered and rebated openings with label moulds and mask stops containing triple lancets with Decorated tracery
to east C15 larger square headed chamfered and rebated opening containing three four-centred arched lights with mullion and transom.
East end has C15 four centred arched opening containing triple ogee headed lancets with moulded transom and panel tracery.
Gabled south porch, C19, in C13 style
South doorway, C14, four orders, major shafts keeled and with angular capitals, keeled roll moulding
north arcade, C12, two rectangular piers with engaged shaft responds and scallop and stiff leaf capitals, all with deeply moulded zigzag and coffered lozenges, roll moulded archivolts, chamfered and cusped label mould, single grotesque beast's head label stop.
South arcade: C13: clustered piers of eight shafts with principal shafts keeled
Tower arch, C13, chamfered and rebated, clustered shaft responds with octagon capitals and shaft rings.
South aisle has in east end C14 cusped ogee headed piscina
east window with C19 stained glass by Ward & Hughes, C20 pews, C19 roof
Jesus preaching by H. Hughes, 1866.
Chancel arch C13, chamfered and rebated, with moulded respond capitals.
Chancel north side has central chamfered archway to organ chamber, flanked by single C14 square headed double lancets, C14 ogee headed chamfered recess, probably an Easter Sepulchre.
East window C15, glass C19.
South side has small rectangular piscina, one double and one single memorials in crocketed nodding ogee surrounds, 1860s and 1870s
Fittings include plain pews and pulpit, 1907-08, timber screen 1940, painted and gilt rood.