Description

ST13SW TOLLAND CP

2/45 Church of St John the Baptist

25.2.55

GV II

Church. C13, remodelled 1871 by C.E. Giles. Red sandstone rubble masonry with
Ham stone dressings, tower rendered on lower stage, tiled roofs with ridge
tiles. 3 bay nave with North aisle and vestry, South porch, West tower, rood
stair turret South side. 2 stage C13 tower with crenellated parapet and angled
buttresses, small lancet window South side, West side 2 light plate tracery
window, late C19 as are the 3 light South and East windows, latter with small
inserted rose window, and 2 light window in vestry and at West end of aisle,
Interior: rendered. 3 bay arcade with C13 octagonal piers, moulded capitals (one
renewed) and double chamfered arches. Round font on pedestal. Altar rails are a
low stone screen, like the pulpit and other fittings Circa 1871. Backs of 2 end
pews incorporate C15 carving from earlier pews. East window by C.E. Kempe, 1911.

Listing NGR: ST1004032269

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26471689

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990