Church of St John the Baptist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032530
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032530
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Denham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 18834 74784
Details
DENHAM TM 17 SE 4/27 Church of St. John the 29.7.55 Baptist II* Parish church, said to have been a chapel to a college sited at nearby College Farm. Medieval; restored 1873. Nave, chancel, south porch, north vestry; there was once a west tower and north chapel. Mostly flint rubble, the chancel plastered; stone dressings. Nave walls heightened in red brick and various brick repairs, including infilling of arch into north chapel. Some heavy C19 brick buttresses to nave. Slated roofs. Nave windows and doorways are in Perpendicular style but the fabric is older. 3-light windows, one to north and 2 to south, all much renewed. Both doorways retain medieval doors, the south door with a sanctuary knocker. C18 brick porch: 3-centre arched entrance with raised springers and stone key. At the south east corner of nave part of the rood stair is visible. Early C14 chancel with a Priest's doorway of that date. The windows are in Perpendicular style, the 2 to the south being square-headed. 3-light east window of C20 date. Interior. Nave has a good late C15 7-bay roof with long arched braces meeting at the centre, east-west bracing below the ridge (the pendants lost) and moulded principal components. On the south side the moulded cornice no longer survives. Chancel roof of c.1873. Wide unmoulded chancel arch. In the nave north wall is the blocked arch to the chapel. Plain octagonal font dated 1876. Chancel stalls incorporate 6 medieval misere seats and some C15 poppyhead bench-ends. Remainder of furnishings renewed 1873. In a wall recess in the north east nave is a good late C13 recumbent stone effigy of a lady: this is probably a member of the Bedingfield family and is said to have come from the chapel. Below the west nave window is an inscribed tablet of C13 date. A C16 brass to a member of the Bedingfield family has been removed. Good Arms of Charles I (dated 1637) over chancel arch.
Listing NGR: TM1883474784
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280968
- 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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