Description

FLITTON

TL 0435 HIGH STREET
(North Side)

14/9 Church of Saint John the
23.1.61 Baptist

GV I

Parish church. C15. Coursed ironstone rubble with ashlar dressings.
Chancel, nave, N and S aisles, S porch, W tower. De Grey family mausoleum
(see item 14/10) adjoins to NE, enclosing N and E elevations of chancel.
Embattled parapets throughout. Chancel: 3-light E window. Round-headed
archway to N elevation gives onto mausoleum. S elevation, rendered and
painted to combine with mausoleum, has 2 3-light 3-centred windows flanking
pointed-arched doorway. Nave: 3-bay pointed-arched arcades to both sides.
Chancel arch in same style. Clerestory has 3 2-light 4-centred windows to
each side. Rood staircase to SE angle forms external octagonal stair turret.
N aisle N elevation has 2 3-light 4-centred windows to E bays and blocked
pointed-archway doorway in square surround to W bay. Single-light window to 'd
elevation. S aisle: S elevation has 2 3-light early C16 windows with
straight-sided heads. 3-light E window. Pointed-arched S doorway. S porch:
pointed arch within square head, the tracery and shields within spandrels
reworked C20. W tower: 3 stages, with 4-stage diagonal buttresses to W angles
and semi-octagonal stair turret to SE angle. Bell-stage has 2-light windows
to each side. W elevation has 3-light window to lower stage. Interior:
variety of monuments. To chancel floor is brass to Thomas Hill, receiver
general to Earls of Kent, d.1628 aged 101. To N aisle N wall are 2 reset-
brasses, one to Eleanor Conquest, d.1434, other to Elizabeth Waren d.1544. To
N aisle E wall is brass inscription to Alice Hill, d.1594. Also numerous Cl8
marble wall monuments and floor slabs. Nave and aisles retain original roofs
with decorative basses and angels holding shields. Nave retains much original
pewing. Chancel N archway to mausoleum contains C18 wrought iron gate with
Kent initials incorportated into cresting.

Listing NGR: TL0593635850

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q67410241

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)