Church of St John the Baptist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187998
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187998
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH 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, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broughton and Old Dalby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 67397 23540
Details
BROUGHTON CHURCH LANE & OLD DALBY (North side)
SK 6723 Old Dalby 22/168 Church of St John the Baptist. 1.1.68 II*
Church. 1835 by Thomas Winter, restored and altered 1894. Red sandstone ashlar, C20 plain-tile roof. Chancel, organ chamber/vestry, nave, S aisle, N porch and W tower. 3-bay chancel has 3-light E window with Perpendicular- style tracery, 4-centred head and hood moulds, similar 2-light window to NW and priest's door to SE with 4-centred head and chamfered stone surround. Vestry/organ chamber to S has similar E door, 2-light window to S with chamfered, stone mullion, arched lights, cut spandrels and double-chamfered stone surround; battlemented parapet. 3-bay S aisle has similar windows. Nave has 2-light windows to N and SW with Perpendicular-style tracery and 4- centred heads. S door has double-chamfered stone surround and 4-centred head. Porch has similar doorway, double-leaf doors, hood moulds and 1-light windows E and W with arched lights, cut spandrels and chamfered stone surround; battlemented parapet. 3-stage tower has 2-light window to bottom stage W with Perpendicular tracery and 4-centred head, 2-light window above with Y tracery and hood moulds, 2-light bell-chamber openings with similar tracery; diagonal offset buttresses and battlemented parapet. Nave has two small lancet windows one above the other to W end, either side of tower. Diagonal offset buttresses to nave, aisles, chancel, vestry and porch and offset buttresses between bays. Hollow-chamfered stone eaves to nave, chancel and aisles. Perpendicular tracery is all of 1894 and replaces Y and intersecting tracery. Interior: Nave and chancel have massive tie-beam roof on curved feet with timber corbels, and 4-centred arch between queen struts to collar. Nave has 3-bay N arcade with octagonal piers, stylized leaf capitals and double-chamfered arches. Monuments: Inportant series of monuments to Noel family removed from medieval, predecessor church and installed behind altar. Chest tomb, alabaster, with recumbent effigies of Sir Andrew Noel d.1562 flanked by his two wives. A long row of mourners to chest tomb, inscription to top of chest and shields to E end. Small alabaster chest tomb of lady and her two husbands of c.1580. Kneeling children at W end. Alabaster wall monument with recumbent effigies of Andrew Noel d.1603 and his wife on half-rolled-up mattress and chest tomb with coats of arm, separated by small shell-headed niche. Effigies are flanked by Ionic pillars on bulgy bases, round-headed arch behind effigies. Pillars support frieze. Cartouche of arm above flanked by obelisk finials. Slate wall monument to Rev. Stephen Greenaway d.1795 with Latin inscription. Buildings of England, Leics 1984, p.341-2.
Listing NGR: SK6739723540
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 190083
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, (1984), 341-2
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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