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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Covenham St. Mary

Lincolnshire

C14, largely rebuilt 1405, after a fire, restoration of 1855.

Architectural Features

"The Fall"; Adam, Eve and the Serpent can be seen though the composition is weathered.

In the spandrels are low relief carvings of a coat of arms, Paschal banner and the Fall of Man.

"The Fall"; Adam, Eve and the Serpent can be seen though the composition is weathered.

© Michael Garlick

The square hood is enriched with fleurons and retains one human figure label stop.

Above is a large C15 4 light window, cusped ogee heads to the lights, panel tracery, moulded surround and hood.

The west window of the north aisle is C15, of 2 lights with cusped heads, panel tracery and concave chamfered surround.

In the north wall is a blocked pointed doorway with moulded hood and human head stops, beyond are 3 C15 windows of 3 lights, cusped ogee heads, panel tracery, chamfered surrounds.

The chancel is rendered and has a tiled roof, in the north wall is a C15 2 light window, cusped heads to the lights and moulded hood.

The C19 vestry has a C15 style 2 light window.

On the south side may be seen the blocked C14 4 bay arcade bearing extensive fire reddening.

The C15 clerestory matches that to the north and has 4 two light windows, trilobe heads and square chamfered surrounds.

The C14 inner doorway is in a continuously moulded surround of 4 orders and presumably reset.

4 bay C15 north arcade with octagonal piers and responds, double chamfered arches.

The tower arch is C14 triple chamfered and dies into the reveals.

In the east wall of the aisle is a C14 pillar piscina having cusped and crocketed ogee hood with finial.

Plain, octagonal, 15th century font in St.John's church

All remaining fittings are C19 except for the plain C14 octagonal font

Plain, octagonal, 15th century font in St.John's church

© Richard Croft

the C15 tower screen, probably repositioned from the chancel.