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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Cherington

Warwickshire

With C14

Architectural Features

C15 and C18 alterations and additions

Restored C16 or C17, late C19 and early C20

Asbestos-tile roof to chancel

Late C13

rebuilt late C13 chancel of 2 bays with crude plinth to south

Late C13 window to east of 3 lancets

with a re-used early C13 carved head at the apex of the window

Hood mould with C13 carved head labels

To south a restored many-moulded priest's doorway with hood mould and carved head labels

Hood mould and carved foliage labels

To north a large single trefoiled light, the external masonary restored C16 or C17

Early C13 nave with late C13 north aisle

To south a C14 gabled porch with rough plinth and, to east, a simple square-headed chamfered light

C13 south doorway with part-restored edge-roll moulding forming a semi-circular head

Reset stone to east has scratched 'mass dial'. To left of porch a C13 window of 3 stepped lancets with chamfered surround and plain hood mould

This window breaks into the C15 clerestory

To left, centre-left and centre-right a C15 square-headed window of cusped lights

To east of north aisle a late C13 restored window of 3 stepped lancets with hood mould

To right, and to west, a C13 single chamfered lancet

first of C13

with chamfered plinth and C15 diagonal offset buttresses

C15 moulded string course marks beginnning of C15 second stage, with further string course below bell-chamber windows

C15 moulded eaves cornice with worn gargoyles, below a C18 restored embattled parapet with obelisk finials

C17 west doorway with chamfered square head and plank door

Hood mould and carved head labels

Interior: east window of chancel has original C13 splays and rere-arch

To south a C13 cusped and chamfered piscina

Early C16 chancel arch of 2 chamfered orders

C13 window in south wall of nave has chamfered rere-arch

To west a C13 doorway

Late C13 two-bay north aisle arcade

Chancel roof restored early C20, re-using some chamfered and cambered tie beams, and supported on original moulded stone corbels, Restored C15 nave roof with moulded tie beam, braces and posts

Roof is supported on C15 corbels of carved beast and human heads

Restored C15 north aisle roof with moulded tie beams

C16 and C17 stained glass in north chancel windows

C14 representation of St

John the Evangelist in east window of north aisle, with further C15 and later pieces

Further later glass in north windows

C16 fragments in south window of c.1500

Between north arcade, east respond and east nave wall an early C14 tomb

His head is supported by decapitated angels and he rests his feet on a recumbent dog

Above a depressed ogee-arch, cusped and richly carved to south with foliage and flanked to left by a crocketed pinnacle supported by a female crowned head

In south chancel wall a C17 wall tablet

with deeply carved surround