Description

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8.5.67 Church of St John the
Baptist

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Parish church. Stone rubble with slate roofs. The fabric is of C12 origin although
largely rebuilt in C15 and with a C13 chancel. Restored 1893.
Chancel has group of three lancets for east window and lancets on north and south
walls. North chapel has three light perpendicular traceried window. South aisle
has embattled parapet with grotesque gargoyles and three light flat headed window
with head stops to dripmoulds. South porch with embattled parapet, gargoyles and
moulded two centred arch doorway.
Tall west tower with buttresses set back from the corners, embattled parapet,
perpendicular two light bell openings. Perpendicular four light west window over
moulded four centred arch west doorway. Polygonal stair turret on south side of
tower.
Interior: four bay south arcade. Double chamfered chancel arch on corbels. Moulded
four centred arch to north chapel. Tall tower arch and at base bedded into south
wall of nave and squat Norman pier with scalloped capital.
Wagon roofs to nave chancel and north chapel. Moulded south aisle roof. C15
octagonal font with quatrefoil panels.
South chapel at east end of aisle has a circa 1500 timber screen with linenfold
panels and perpendicular intersecting tracery above, extensively rebuilt. C19
furnishings.
Monuments: in north chapel circa 1257 to Alice daughter of Lord Brivere recumbent
figure in niche said to be facsimile of one in Axmanster church. Monuments in north
chapel: Nicholas Fry 1632 with kneeling figures with columns supporting an open
pediment. Robert Fry 1725 and another to Frances Fry 1723 with bust and
inscription. In south aisle monument to Sir Shilston Calmady 1645.

Listing NGR: ST2762902941

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526061

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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