Church of St John the Baptist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1345731
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- 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:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1345731
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- 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.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Carhampton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 00930 42658
Details
ST0042 CARHAMPTON CP CARHAMPTON VILLAGE
15/5 Church of St John the Baptist
22.5.69 GV I
Parish church. Perpendicular, extensively restored, north wall rebuilt 1862-3, tower rebuilt 1868-70 and vestry added. Lias and red sandstone random rubble, tower squared and coursed red sandstone, chancel blue lias, slate roofs, coped verges. Chancel and 4-bay nave without division, 6-bay south aisle, north east vestry, west tower, south porch. Three-stage crenellated tower with crocketed pinnacles, diagonal buttresses, 3-light louvred bell openings, stringcourses, lancet, 3-light west window, stair turret north east corner with octagonal crocketed roof; 3-light window to west end of aisle, diagonal buttress, 3-light windows flanking single storey gabled porch with diagonal stepped buttresses, lancet on right return, pointed arch opening chamfered in 2 orders, C19 inner door, stepped buttress with 3-light window beyond, east end 2 tier 3-light window, east end of chancel 4-light window, 2-light window to vestry possibly reset, door on north front, nave with two 3-light windows between buttresses. Interior rendered. No chancel arch, C19 tower arch chamfered in 3 orders. Nave and chancel restored arch braced roof with gilded and painted bosses, south aisle wallplate and open wagon roof with bosses. 6-bay standard Perpendicular arcade. Rood loft stair with opening. Handsome 10-bay late C15 fan vaulted screen, painted and gilded with 5 carved friezes to cornice. Early-mid C18 pulpit with raised and fielded panels, Late C19 square font, eariler font moved to Church of St Bartholomew, Rodhuish (qv). Medieval chest. Brass plaque with fine lettering to Richard Escott died 1755 signed C Sherborn, Gutter Lane, London. Marble aedicule to Sara Trevelyan of Knowle, died 1667. Bells: first and second dated 1868, third 1612, fith and sixth 1684. The road used to run past the porch which may account for the poor condition of the chest tombs (qv) in churchyard. (Photograph in NMR; Pevsner, Buildings of England South and West Somerset, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST0093142660
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265287
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset, (1958)
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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