Church Of St John The Baptist

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SU 5332 ITCHEN VALLEY ITCHEN ABBAS

14/6 Church of St John The Baptist

5.12.55

GV II

Parish church. Rebuilt 1863-83 by W. Coles reusing C12 arches. Knapped flint and stone dressings, old plaintile roof. Neo-Norman cruciform plan of chancel and nave with transepts, and W bellcote. Plinth round whole church, and clasping buttresses to all corners. E chancel wall has pair of round-headed windows with shafts and zig-zag hood and round window above.

Round-headed lancets with shafts in side walls. Stone corbel table eaves.

Nave has on side to E and W of transepts a large round-headed lancet with zig-zag surround. W end of 3 panels with round-headed window in each,round gable window and corbel table gable. S transept has round headed side doors and on gable end central buttress, 2 low rectangular lancets 2 high round-headed windows and round gable window. N transept has gabled E porch with reset C12 restored doorway with plain inner order and order of columns with single scallop capitals impost and zig-zag ornament. N wall has buttress in centre and 2 large round-headed windows with round gable window. Small gabled stone bellcote with roof projecting to E. Inside E chancel windows under one rear arch with marble shafts and zig-zag head. NW monument: 1832 Mary itynne.

Chancel arch C12 2 orders inner plain outer has heavy billets on impost with scallop capital to S and flat leaf capital to N. S transept has low vestry at S end with 2 round headed doors and above vestry 2 C18 foliated shields with monument 1826 to Arabella Sawbridge and 1809 to Rev. Charles Powlett. N transept has early C,19 font with shallow octagonal bowl on arcaded shaft. Tablets 1733 to John Newey Dean of Chichester; 1737 John and Samuel Newey (sons) in porch. Barrel vaulted roof with interesting design of roof at crossing.

Listing NGR: SP4850432255

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/1577 IOE Records taken by Stuart Phethean; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Stuart Phethean. Source: Historic England Archive

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