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St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist

Hope Bagot

Shropshire

Plain-tile roof.

Architectural Features

North wall has C12 round-headed lancet with chevron incised head and sill.

South wall has C13 lancet and C13 cusped lancet.

Nave: north wall has C12 round-headed lancet with bead surround.

South wall has one late C13 2-light plate-tracery window to east with internally-lobed roundel under rere arch with retable below.

Vestigial chevron carvings on internal arch.

South porch: tiled gabled porch with C14 arch-braced trusses reputed to be from a repositioned lych-gate

The C14 cusped lancet is set in low rere arch housing pillar piscina and stepped sedilia.

C12 chancel arch: formerly recessed round arch on abaci and cushion capitals on quadrant pilasters, chevron carving on outer arch, saltire crosses on the abaci and attached string course running across return walls.

Mid C17 oak panelled pulpit with elaborately carved panel inserts.

The font is a simple circular block, of early origin, but with no details to date it.

Unadorned font, possibly C12.

The font is a simple circular block, of early origin, but with no details to date it.

© Alan Murray-Rust

Memorial tablet to Benjamin Giles d. 1795.