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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

The Soke, Hampshire

Late C13 phase

Architectural Features

C14 and later woodwork

MATERIALS: Flint with plain tile roofs and stone dressings, some Norman blocks in the E wall

The S wall is blind apart from one very large and spectacular late C13 window with an octafoil in the head and 2 pairs of cusped lights below, each with a quatrefoil in the head

The late C13 S side window has a moulded inner arch with slender shafts

C19 reredos in S chapel (moved from chancel) with carved stone figures under ogee arches

The parclose screens dividing chancel from aisles are probably C14, Decorated style, and a real rarity, being associated with integral benches

The polygonal timber pulpit on later base, is also largely medieval with blind traceried panels with traces of ancient paint

On the N wall, the splays of blocked C13 lancets are decorated with high quality C13 wall paintings, including St Christopher and a devil's head

Perpendicular font with octagonal stone bowl with quatrefoils in roundels on an octagonal stem

Stained glass includes medieval fragments in E window

Stone paved floor to chancel with black tiles at the intersections, rustic mosaic floor to sanctuary

The C14 parclose screens with integral benches are a rare survival

the C13 wall paintings and late C13 window are of the first quality