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St John The Baptist

Bishop's Castle

Shropshire

Mediaeval tower mostly rebuilt in C17, rest of 1860 by T Nicholson of Hereford.

Architectural Features

2-light aisle windows with decorated tracery and hoodmoulds with carved stops.

north doorway has one order of shafts with bell capitals and moulded arch, hoodmould with carved stops, and 2 boarded doors, with elaborate ironwork

and hoodmoulds with carved stops

Chancel: tall 2-light windows with hoodmoulds and carved stops

chamfered arches at east end of aisles with carved-head corbels

2-bay chancel arcades to north and south with clustered central columns, double chamfered arches and hoodmoulds with carved stops

cill string around apse with carved end stops

triple sedilia with marble columns, trefoiled ogee arches and hoodmould with carved stops, chamfered arched piscina, and chamfered-arched tomb recess to north of altar.

Fittings include: C12 tub font with C17. octagonal wooden cover

circa 1860 octagonal stone font with moulded base, step, ballflower ornamented bowl with foiled sides, and carved heads around rim

circa 1860 octagonal pulpit with moulded base, 2-light pierced ogee-panelled sides, ballflower ornament, and steps to north with wrought iron rail

Stained glass: circa 1860 in apse

Monuments: series of late- C18 and early-C19 wall tablet in north and south transeptal chapels

decayed demi-figure of an Elizabethan Devine on west wall of south transept and associated brass plaque on south wall. q.v.