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House, Formerly Church of St John Baptist

A Grade II Listed Building in Lovington, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0754 / 51°4'31"N

Longitude: -2.5983 / 2°35'53"W

OS Eastings: 358181

OS Northings: 130847

OS Grid: ST581308

Mapcode National: GBR MQ.DHK8

Mapcode Global: FRA 56F8.ZG8

Plus Code: 9C3V3CG2+5M

Entry Name: House, Formerly Church of St John Baptist

Listing Date: 24 March 1961

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1248850

English Heritage Legacy ID: 430605

ID on this website: 101248850

Location: Wheathill, Somerset, TA11

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Lovington

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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LOVINGTON CP
WHEATHILL

House, formerly Church of St John Baptist

24.3.61

GV II

Former Anglican Parish Church, now house. C13 origins, converted in 1970s. Local grey lias stone cut and squared with
Doulting stone dressings; Welsh slate roof over stone slate base courses between coped gables, cross finial to east,
base only of bell turret formerly with two bells to west; stone chimney stack. Single-cell plan of 5 bays, with no
external definition of nave and chancel. South elevation has 4 single light cusped windows in ogee-mould recesses,
without labels; to bay 2 a projecting gabled porch with semi-circular arched doorway having boarded door with inserted
light, and inside a chamfered pointed arched doorway, with small canopied statue niche in east wall; between bays 4 and
5 a narrow moulded pointed arched doorway, above which is a modern 2-light window in a gabled dormer. West wall has
large pointed arch with curtain walling and French doors as infill; the east window of 3 lancets with trifle arched
label having plain stops, flanked by two small C20 circular windows. North wall has similar details to south, less the
porch. Interior not inspected. but survival of ribbed barrel vault ceiling noted. The modification of the church to a
house has been effected without seriously altering the special interest of the building externally.


Listing NGR: ST5818130847

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