Description

THE BUTTS
1.
5167
(North side)
Church of St John
The Baptist
SK 3547 3/1 3.2.66.
II GV
2.
Church of England. Founded circa 1260 as a Forester's Chapel in Duffield
Frith. Small building of coursed stone rubble with single roof over nave
and chancel. Buttresses at east and west ends. Tiled roof has coped gables.
Bellcote at west end. Generally Early English period but restored in 1870.
South porch 1634. Interior: A very rare possession, a Pre-Reformation altar
table which has never been disturbed. (only 3 others known - Cox Derbyshire
Churches 1890). Sedilia, piscina. C15 font. Roof with 5 ancient beams -
probably reset. Building was used as a school sometime after the Reformation
Stands in picturesque churchyard.

Listing NGR: SK3524347532

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26620239

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)