CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1293503
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1969
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MAIN STREET
Map
© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2021. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions.
The above map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached PDF - 1293503.pdf
The PDF will be generated from our live systems and may take a few minutes to download depending on how busy our servers are. We apologise for this delay.
This copy shows the entry on 06-Mar-2021 at 12:47:50.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Northamptonshire
- District:
- South Northamptonshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorpe Mandeville
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 53220 44954
Details
THORPE MANDEVILLE MAIN STREET
SP54SW (West side)
7/232 Church of St. John the Baptist
04/02/69
- I
Church. C14. Chancel restored 1872 by A. Hartshorne. Coursed limestone and
ironstone rubble, slate roof. Chancel and north organ chamber, nave and north
aisle. South porch. West tower. Decorated 3-light east window in chancel. South
windows and priest's doorway also Decorated. Low side window to left of doorway
is a trefoil headed lancet with transom. South nave windows have C19 tracery.
Porch C14, inner doorway also C14, has crocketed ogee hood with finial and head
stops. Decorated 2-light windows with flowing tracery in north aisle. C14 tower
has corner pinnacle, 2-light bell openings with flowing tracery and a recessed
saddleback roof. Small stone figure high up on east side. Interior: C14 trefoil
headed piscina recess in chancel. 3-bay north arcade with octagonal piers and
double chamfered arches. Roofs C19. Wall painting of St. Christopher, C14 (north
wall) nave. Stained glass c.1872 by Powell and Sons in east and 2 south chancel
windows. Mosaic reredos also by Powell. Monument to Thomas Kirton died 1601, and
wife with 12 children. Stone wall monument with kneeling figures in reliefs; with
kneeling figures of family in frame with open scroll pediment and reclining
figures flanking a coat of arms.
(Buildings of England; Northamptonshire, p.429).
Listing NGR: SP5322044954
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 234506
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1961), 429
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
