Church of St John the Baptist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030826
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030826
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MILL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Campsey Ash
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 32992 55903
Details
CAMPSEY ASH MILL LANE TM 35 NW 2/18 Church of St. John the 16.3.66 Baptist (Formerly listed under General) GV II* Parish Church. C14: much restored in the late C18 and C19. Random flint and rubble walls with stone quoins to stepped buttresses. West tower has flush work to battlemented parapet with initials; flushwork also to base. 3 stage tower has louvred bell openings to four sides. The nave and chancel have slated roofs; that of the chancel is lower and of steeper pitch. All windows are of C18 and C19 in Decorated style with the exception of one east window in the chancel with C15 glass depicting the armorial arms of Bishop Goldwell, Bishop of Norwich, Thomas de Brotherton and Thomas Mowbray. The south porch has C14 doorway with 2 centred pointed arch. Tower has doorway with shields and fleurons in arch order and frieze of flushwork over. Interior has original piscina in south wall of chancel. There is a brass on the nave floor of Alexander Inglishhe, Rector 1504. The font is C14: octagonal with quatrefoils and blank arches.
Listing NGR: TM3299255903
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285191
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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