St John The Baptist

West tower and south porch mid C14.

Late C15 east wall of chancel rebuilt and north and south walls heightened, north and south transepts added and aisles largely rebuilt

Roofs renewed in C16 and former vault to tower replaced by a wooden floor.

South aisle with moulded plinth continuous around south transept, three C15 windows each of three cinquefoiled lights in four-centred arches with moulded reveals

labels, transept window with two-lights in a four-centred head, possibly C17 using earlier material.

C15 window of three cinquefoiled lights in a four-centred head with moulded label

beast-stops, eastern window C13 of two pointed lights with pierced spandrel in two-centred head with moulded label and defaced head stops.

Interior: Nave arcade, mid C13 north arcade of five bays with two-centred arches of two chamfered orders, east respond semicircular, piers round and octagonal with moulded capitals and bases on square plinths: south arcade mid C18 similar in design to the north arcade

Chancel arch, c.1300 of three chamfered orders, responds each with three attached shafts, moulded capitals and bases.

South doorway C13 with moulded and shafted jambs with 'stiff-leaf' capitals and moulded bases, and moulded trefoiled arch with foliated spandrels and moulded labels.

Roofs: North transept late C15 or early C16 low pitched of two bays with cambered tie beam and curved braces with foliated spandrels carved with an eagle, moulded purlins and principal rafters and wall-plate, spandrel above the tie beam with foliate carving, a grotesque face and two roses

south transept roof of two bays and nave roof of five bays, both similar, with cambered and moulded tie beams, curved braces, wall-posts and ridge purlins, with bosses in the centre of the tie beams, the spandrels between the braces and tie-beams to the nave have pierced traceried panels, some painted decoration in east truss survives: north aisle roof, C16 of four bays enriched with foliate spandrels

moulded carved braces forming four-centred arches: south aisle roof C17 of four bays: south porch roof of two bays with cambered tie beams and moulded rafters and ridge piece restored.

North and south doors C16.

Font, C13, octagonal bowl with tapering sides.

C15 glass in chancel, north transept, and south transept.

Original C17 pews in aisles, one dated 1608, and seats reusing C17 material.

Sedilia c.1300 in chancel of three bays with piscina forming fourth bay, divided by small shafts with moulded caps and bases, chamfered jambs with trefoiled heads and carved spandrels.

Two C18 carved stones in south porch and south wall of tower.

For brass indents and monuments and floor slabs see (RCHM).