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St. John the Baptist

St. John The Baptist

Little Carlton

Lincolnshire

C15 tower, church rebuilt in 1861 by James Fowler of Louth in C13 style.

Architectural Features

The 3 stage greenstone buttressed tower has embattled and pinnacled top with gargoyles.

The double chamfered tower arch incorporates C15 moulded imposts and voussoirs.

Handsome marble and mosaic reredos of 1890 with good stained glass window above of 1892.

Located within a small baptistery by the south door, this appears contemporary with the church.

The C15 octagonal font has blank traceried panels, octagonal stem and base, and comes from Little Carlton church.

Located within a small baptistery by the south door, this appears contemporary with the church.

© Julian P Guffogg

There is also a C19 font, belonging to this church.

In the chancel north wall are 2 wall monuments to Frederic Pretyman, d. 1905, and his wife Georgina, both in the Gothic Taste.