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St John Of Jerusalem

Holme Lacy

Herefordshire

C14, largely rebuilt and restored in 1877 by W E Martin.

Architectural Features

West elevation has battered ashlar zone beneath and between verges in the centre of which is advanced support to bell-cot: The centre part has dressed quoins and a C13 trefoiled lancet above which it breaks through apex of gable to cornice

gabled bell-cot with two chamfered, two-centred openings, each containing a bell: North elevation has three restored trefoil headed lancets and three buttresses with off-sets: Between the right-hand window and right buttress is a blocked and restored C12 round-headed doorway with moulded imposts and a label stopped by a monster's head to each side.

One small chamfered lancet to left-hand sided South porch is probably 1877 and has pine panels with one trefoil headed opening to each side of entry and three So each return: Limestone plinth and gabled roof with scissor struts: C19 south doorway has contemporary ledged oak door in square headed opening: Interior has continuous C19 pine wagon roof with scissor struts: East windows are set in deep splays and have stained glass: The central light has an archangel with the inscription "Holy Holy Holy".

C19 limestone pulpit is ,part-octagonal with two trefoil-headed panels, two large pyramidical stops to base and a central cross: C19 wrought iron lectern with scrolled brackets, tripod and oak bookrest.

The deep top is brattished and the two brass sconces have double hinges.

The Canadian maker was the Bell Organ and Piano Co Ltd and the instrument has the company's usual mouse-proof pedal: Font, probably early C17, has octagonal base, stem and bow, all moulded: Stem has a recessed lancet to each face.

Bowl has two incised trefoil-headed designs to each face, three of which, to the east, contain carvings of a flower, fleur-de-lys and thistle: North wall has wall monument to Herbert and Henry Fox, the men of the parish who died in The War 1914-18, inscribed: REMEMBER THEM, O LORD FOR GOOD on the same wall is monument for Richard Garrold, died 1807, with a draped white. urn set within a black obelisk: Further east, a similar monument to his namesake, died 1846: Near the pulpit is a wall monument to Thomas Garrold, died 1859 by Jennings of Hereford with draped white pediment and acroteria, supported on tapered pilasters on a slate or block marble background.

Several other wall monuments dating from mid-C19 to early C20 for members of the Fisher, Preece, Smyth and Tickle families. (BoE, p 78