St John The Baptist

Further enlarged in C13, C14, C15, C16.

Tower C16, of 3 stages, of stone and flint chequerwork.

West door has 4-centred arch and carved spandrils.

Eastern window, of 5-lights in 3-centred arch - C16.

Chancel - C15, has rough ashlar walls.

East window contains some C13 material - reset in C19.

North aisle C14, rebuilt in C19 - re-using original windows.

Internally, 3 centre bays of north aisle, early C12, have circular piers, plain caps and plain pointed arches of 2 orders.

Corresponding bays of south arcade, late C12, have carved caps and chevron moulding to arches.

West bays, C13 - an extension of the original church.

Tower arch C15, with panelled soffits.

Chancel arch C14, of 2 orders.

Good late C16 canopied table - tomb in north wall.

East end of south aisle - Turberville chapel,con- tains 2 similar monuments and one earlier tomb recess west of these.

Late C15 nave roof, of arch-braced tie-beam form with king and queen posts and mock hammer-beams incorporating figures of the apostles.

Carved bosses to tie-beams - all members much enriched.

North aisle has C15 lean-to roof.

Nave pews incorporate re-used C16 carved ends.

Font C12, with interlaced arcading.

SY8494 : St John the Baptist, Bere Regis - Font

© John Salmon

RCHM Monument 1.