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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Wonersh

Surrey

Possible pre-conquest core with C12 tower, embattled in 1751, C13 chancel, C15 north chapel, south side of nave and south transept chapel rebuilt in 1793 by Lord Grantley in "Meeting House style" after a fire

Architectural Features

Late C12 arched entrance from tower into nave

C15 rood loft door

Massive tub font on moulded plinth with thick cable moulding to stem

Elaborate columned and open font cover

Panelled C20 pulpit

Good collection of C18 hatchments

Monuments - Lovall Memorial on west wall - Elizabethan with Guilloche moulding on cornice, flanking Cherub's heads, central vase on apron with vine festoon and grape bunches