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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

South Cheriton

Somerset

C14 origins, largely rebuilt in 1878.

Architectural Features

plain clay tile roofs between stepped coped gables with finials.

East window of 3-lights with C15 tracery, set in hollowed recess, with pointed square stopped label

in North wall a small arched double door and nearby two C18 memorials set into wall.

The tower in two stages of which at least the lower is of C15 or earlier

string courses, the upper with gargoyles, and crenellated parapet with corner pinnacles

similar window in West wall stage 2, but C15 style 2-light windows in deep hollowed recesses to North and East walls, and a plainer 2-light window without recess or label on South side.

Inside, the wide, pointed chancel arch may be C15, with a squint on the South side, otherwise the chancel is totally C19, with boarded barrel vault ceiling and tooled ashlar walls.

Nave arcade in a fussy C16 style detail

timber panelled pulpit with top frieze of vine foliage dated 1633

font a plain tub, possibly C12, with Jacobean cover

some C20 stained glass in Aisle and nave windows, including South East window of 1959/61 by Easton.