Church Of St John The Baptist

1. 5221 MUCKING WHARF ROAD Mucking Church of St John the Baptist TQ 68 SE 6/42 8.2.60

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1. Largely 1849-52, but with C13 chancel and nave arcade. Ragstone rubble, with some flint and brick, dressings of limestone. Red plain tile, grey slate and lead roof. West tower of 2 stages, most of which are mid C19, but with Cl5 base. South wall has remains of head and jambs of C15 doorway. Nave is also mainly mid C19, but south arcade is C13, with 2 centred arches of 3 chamfered orders on the north side and 2 on the south. Circular column with moulded base and capital carved with foliage heads and devices. Chancel is C13, with C15 east window of 3 trefoiled lights with vertical tracery in 2 centred head. North wall has arcade of 3 bays, with 2 centred arches of one chamfered arch. Intermediate piers have column of Purbeck marble with moulded base and capital. Each bay of arcade encloses either a C14 or C13 window. Window in south wall is circa 1500 with 2 trefoiled lights in a square head. Also in this wall is a 2 centred archway of circa 1500, with attached shafts, with concave faces and a moulded capital and hollow chamfered base. Chancel arch is mid C19. South aisle is mid C19 with some re-used material including a Cl5 west window. South Chapel is mid C19. Internally is Downes monument of 1607 - alabaster wall monument with kneeling figure at prayer desk, side pilasters, cresting and 3 shields-of-arms. (RCHM 1).

Listing NGR: TQ6853081182