St John The Baptist

Chancel early C13, west tower c.1330 added to shortened nave

Chancel arch rebuilt and north aisle widened C15.

C12 south-west quoin to nave.

Three restored C19 windows, South doorway C12, jambs each with C19 detached shafts with original capitals, east with leaf ornament and west with small volutes, and chamfered abaci, round arch with carved tympanum with design of ten arches each with a figure or object (P.C.A.S.) depicting incidents connected with the life and death of St John the Baptist.

Interior: Nave arcade of four bays cut into C12 wall, two-centred arches with narrow chamfered edges.

Chancel arch late C15 two-centred of two hollow-chamfered orders, at the apex a carved corbelled bracket.

The responds have a moulded capital carved with paterae, and moulded base.

Font C12 retooled, octagonal bowl with round corner pieces to squared base with C19 pedestal and plinth.

Font cover C15 octagonal ogee with crocketed ribs

band of quartrefoils at base, C16 figures of St John baptising Christ added later.

Screen, late C15 of three main bays with pierced tracery and transomed foiled panels.

Two C17 chairs.

C19 hatchment in north aisle.

Monuments in chancel, Richard Nash 1805 and in north vestry reset stone to Nash family 1805-1829

north aisle wall monument to Margaret wife of Wm Parker Hamond of Pampisford Hall 1845

Glass by Kempe.