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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Cold Overton

Leicestershire

C13, C14, C15, and c.1800.

Architectural Features

Tower, C15, two stages, has clasping buttresses, those to west with masks on the plinth.

First stage has to west, blocked moulded doorway and above it, C15 double lancet with panel tracery.

North side has to east, C15 triple lancet with moulded elliptical head.

To west, chamfered C13 blocked door.

To west, C14 double lancet with flowing tracery,

to west again, C13 single lancet low side window.

Restored C14 reticulated triple lancet with coved and chamfered reveal.

To west, C13 foiled single lancet low side window.

Above and to east, two restored C14 double lancets with flamboyant tracery.

East end has C14 double lancet with flamboyant tracery and coved reveal.

South side has to east of porch, C14 ogee headed triple lancet with intersecting tracery.

C14 double chamfered doorway with octagonal shafts and capitals.

Interior has two stone benches, C19 common rafter roof and re-set C16 chamfered span beam and boss.

Early C13 moulded round headed doorway with fillets, double ringed shafts with leaf capitals, and hood mould with fleurons.

C17 framed and panelled door with late C18 panelled furniture.

Double chamfered C13 tower arch has octagonal responds and stiff leaf and crocketed capitals, and hood mould.

Early C13 north arcade, two bays, has round piers and responds with water holding bases and stiff leaf capitals.

Similar, plainer south arcade, mid C13, has responds with nailhead.

North aisle has blocked doorway and stained glass east window 1926.

Grade I listed, dating from the 13th century, with remains of some wall paintings https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075150

Above, remains of C13 wall paintings

Grade I listed, dating from the 13th century, with remains of some wall paintings https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075150

© Tim Heaton

window with fragments of C14 stained glass.

Memorial chapel at west end has three bay Classical wooden screen with central double doors and metal bars.

Chancel has early C14 double keeled and filleted moulded arch with hood mould and octagonal responds with moulded capitals.

North side has to east moulded C13 blocked doorway and to its right, small aumbry.

East end has Perpendicular style altar, reredos, wall panels and candlesticks, early C20, and stained glass window, 1926.

South side has damaged fillet moulded C13 piscina and similar triple sedilia, both with hood moulds.

Eastern and low side windows have C15 stained glass fragments.

Fittings include linenfold panelled oak desks, pulpit, lectern and stalls, 1926.

Fluted font on baluster stem,1842.

Memorials include large pedimented Classical marble tablet by W.G. Nicholl, 1829, with brackets carrying cushion and inscribed open book.

Brass, 1866.