Description

STIFFKEY CHURCH STREET
TF 9742 (south aide)

15/127 Church of St John
the Baptist

6.3.59 I
Parish church. Largely perpendicular fabric but tower and charnel earlier.
W tower, N porch, nave and chancel. Perpendicular nave, 4 bays, with flushwork
parapet, embracing earlier W tower. Early C15 Porch with armourial shields in
octofoils, brick and flint cheque work in gable, springing of groins inside.
Chancel: late C13 or early C14. Rood stairs on S of nave. Arched braced nave
roof, chancel roof and E Window tracery 1848. C13 piscina. C19 benches, c1920
stalls, Holy Table and reredos. Two medieval stalls with misericords. Wall
monument: Nathaniel Bacon: before 1615, Perhaps by Maximilian Colt.

Listing NGR: TF9747442985

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St John the Baptist at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17537131

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)