Church Of St John The Baptist

TM 35 NE SNAPE FARNHAM ROAD (north side) 4/113 Church of St John the 7.12.66 Baptist

• II*

Parish church. Nave, chancel, west tower, south porch. Mainly C15 with some earlier work in nave; considerably restored C19 and early C20. Random flint with stone dressings, knapped flint to porch and plinth of tower; pantiled roof with plaintiles to porch. C15 west tower: square, 4 stages, with string course at each stage; 3 stage diagonal buttresses, crenellated parapet with flushwork decoration and carved stonework above; gargoyles to base of parapet at centre of east and west faces; mutilated bell-chamber openings to each face; 3-light C15 west window, restored. South nave wall with one 2-light and 2 identical 3-light C15 windows, all partially restored; north nave wall with 3 windows with Y tracery, probably late C13/early C14, blocked north doorway. Good C15 south porch: front with quatrefoil flushwork to plinth and one tier of flushwork panels; arched doorway with carved shields to spandrels; above is an empty ogee-headed niche, a trail-traceried band and red brick gable with stone coping. Nave doorway with fleurons to jambs, arch and spandrels; within the spandrels are carved dragons; plank door with sanctuary knocker. North and south chancel with largely original one-light and 2-light C15 windows with cinquefoil-headed lights and square hoodmoulds; blocked Priest's doorway to south chancel; east end of chancel rebuilt 1920, 3-light east window with intersected tracery. Arch-braced roof to nave, plastered over; chancel re- roofed 1920. Fine octogonal font, circa 1500, well carved faces with carvings also to stem and underside of bowl, base with quatrefoil frieze and inscription around the top. North nave wall with arched entrance to roof loft and original stairs; simple piscina in south sanctuary wall; arched recess in north chancel wall, possibly once for an Easter Sepulchre; modern pulpit and benches, west gallery of 1845. In 1982 part of a C13 painted consecration cross was uncovered on the south nave wall. Graded II* for surviving medieval work.

Listing NGR: TM3950359374