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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Stibbington

Cambridgeshire

Nave and chancel arch early to mid C12, north aisle c.1180.

Architectural Features

Chancel rebuilt mid C13 and south arcade and aisle rebuilt.

Chancel with three two-light windows, c.1330 each with trefoiled ogee lights and with a quartrefoil in a two-centred head with a moulded label and mask-stops, below the western window a blocked 'low-side' window with a square head

C13 doorway with two-centred arch and moulded imposts.

north arcade, two wide bays c.1180 of round arches with two plain orders and chamfered label, the round column has a scalloped cruciform capital with moulded abacus, and moulded base

Partly restored C12 doorway in west wall with jambs and round arched head of three orders, the inner order plain with shouldered head and modern lintel with tympanum enriched with regulated ornament, two round and roll-moulded orders with outer band of billet-ornament, two detached shafts to jambs with cushion-capitals and modern bases.

Font, C12 octagonal bowl with round arch on each face springing from small shafts at the angles with moulded capitals

bases, plain round stem C13 with eight shafts each with moulded capitals and bases, and chamfered plinth.

Fragment of stone effigy of priest in chancel and C12

C13 carved stones.

For monuments and floor slabs see RCHM and VCH.