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St. John The Baptist

Newton Tony

Wiltshire

Church of St John the Baptist 18.2.58 II Anglican parish church, 1848-51, architect unrecorded but possibly T.H. Wyatt, on C12 foundations

Architectural Features

Nave has north and south doors, the north door with sections of late C12 lozenge, bead and chevron arch

Chancel has two reset narrow late C12-early C13 lancets and three-light east window, the hood mould on large mask terminals

Short tower over porch, two stages with angle buttresses, two-light bell openings and a crenellated parapet with gargoyle spouts

Encaustic tiles

Fittings: Font

limestone C19 in C12 manner

Pyramidal pierced font cover of C17

Pulpit of oak, C19

Pews, two C16-C17 slab ended, and others built to match

Monuments: Simple marble tablet by Osmund of Sarum, to Mary Tarrant, died 1883

C16-C17 small oak churchwardens coffer on legs

C17 stool

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