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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Tendring

Essex

C12 Nave and Chancel.

Architectural Features

C15 West Tower.

Alterations to Chancel C14.

Dressings of limestone, Roman and C20 brick.

To each bay is a large restored round headed window, with stone bands under, recessed C12 north and south doorways are below the centre windows, both partly restored with round arches of 3 orders, the 2 outer roll moulded, the inner enclosing a brick tympanum with plain lintel.

The splays and internal shafts probably C12.

The C15 western cinquefoiled window is set low in the wall.

West tower of 3 stages, the 2 lower stages C15 with angle buttresses, and moulded plinth, C19 weatherboarded upper stage with balusters.

Octagonal spire with fish-scale tiles.

This must date prior to the existing C15 tower.

C19 stained glass.

C19 carved panelling to reredos.

C19 carved and moulded altar rail.

C19 carved and panelled pulpit.

C19/C20 memorial to west wall, Eldazar Knox, second son of John Knox 1558-1591, sometime Vicar of this parish.

C15 octagonal font remodelled 1954, panelled sides of bowl with seated figures and 2 angels holding shields.