Description

YARKHILL CP -
SO 64 SW

5/166 Church of St John
The Baptist
6.3.67

GV II

Parish church. C13 fabric of earlier church incorporated in rebuilding
of nave and restoration of chancel by Ainslie and Blashill 1862, C13
west tower with top stage probably of 1466. Coursed and squared sand-
stone rubble with ashlar dressings, tiled roofs. West tower, nave with
south porch and chancel with north vestry. West tower: three stages
with moulded plinth and embattled parapet and clasped buttressing, traces
of row of corbels of former parapet below later top stage, single trefoil-
headed lights to south side. Nave: four bays, 2-light traceried window
to left and two similar windows to right of gabled porch which incorporates
C13 timbers with dogtooth ornament in roof; inner south doorway c1200, two
orders, inner moulded and outer chamfered springing from crocket capitals,
C19 shafts. Chancel: two bays, largely C19 with two 2-light traceried
windows. Interior: contains C13 font with scalloped circular bowl.

Listing NGR: SO6085442593

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26450933

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living