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St John the Baptist

Architectural Features

C15

west door, 4-light west window, sundial, prominent gargoyles.

clerestory stage with 3-light windows, to each end and between each window a shafted pinnacle with the carved figure of an animal, buttressed south porch with an ashlar frontage, pinnacles

Norman south doorway with chevron decoration.

Two bay chancel, 3-light windows, three 3-light windows to the clerestory stage again shafted pinnacles, pierced parapet, figures of grotesque animals, buttresses

5-light east window, below it a large C18 monument.

North aisle with buttresses, arcaded parapet with pinnacles, large gargoyles, 2 and 3-light windows

Interior on flag floors, encaustic tiles to chancel, plaster walls.

Perpendicular chancel arch of 1410-90.

those to nave and north aisle with tie-beams, cusped struts, corbels and bosses carved as angels

panelled roof to chancel with bosses and corbels carved as angels

also a corbel carved as an angel

carved oak C15 screen, arcade of vine leaves and grapes, remains of some colouring

Octagonal C13 lead-lined font, a semi-circular headed niche to each face of the bowl.

Late C19 stone pulpit.

Six C18 wall monuments, the most notable to Maria Huntley of 1728 in the chancel, some C18 memorials set in the floor

16 principal C19 wall monuments, some executed in brass.

Some medieval glass to north-east and south-east chancel windows, also east window of aisle

remainder of glass C19 and early C20.