Saint John The Baptist

nave, with C12 nave arcades, C14 aisles and C14- 15 parapet to tower.

Plain tile roof to chancel and nave, slate roof to vestry.

Second stage has twin round-headed belfry openings on north and west sides with cylindrical mid-wall shafts and cushion capitals, (opening on south side blocked, with later medieval chamfered shaft).

Medieval cross shaft in St.John the Baptist's churchyard, much defaced, seemingly from being used to sharpen agricultural implements

© Richard Croft

Stepped-in top stage has prominent gargoyles at angles, moulded cornice and embattled parapet with crocketed angle pinnacles.

pointed 3-light Perpendicular traceried windows, those to east and west walls with prominent gargoyles above.

South porch: chamfered ashlar plinth, shafted outer doorway flanked by panels and traceried sidelights under open king-post roof with curved struts and carved bargeboards

C12 inner door, of 3 orders of shafts (outer shafts are C19 replacements) with stiff-leaf capitals, pointed arch with keeled, roll and dog-tooth mouldings, and hoodmould with billet moulding.

Round-headed tower arch with re-used Roman moulded stone for bases and imposts.

polychrome encaustic tile floor.

Cylindrical Norman font on C19 moulded column and medieval octagonal base.

Rectangular medieval holy water stoup inside south door with mutilated relief carving, approximately 50 cm high.

H.M, and J. Taylor, Anglo-Saxon Architecture, vol 1, 1965, 23-24.