Church of St John is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. A Medieval Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- hollow-timber-khaki
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SP43SW 4/23
BARFORD ST.JOHN & ST.MICHAEL Barford St John CHURCH LANE (north side) Church of St John
08/12/55
GV II* Church. C12, C13 and C15. Restoration 1860s by G.E Street. Regular coursed ironstone rubble. Stonesfield slate roof. Nave, chancel and south porch.
Chancel: three-light Perpendicular east window. Single lancet to north. Traceried window with square head, pointed arched doorway with plank door and two-light lancet with limestone hood moulds to south. Nave: two two-light Perpendicular windows with square hood moulds and small four-centred arched doorway to north. To south two two-light Decorated windows with some renewed stonework. South doorway: Romanesque with zig zag decoration and jamb shafts with volute capitals, plank door. South porch: by Street, noted as an eccentric addition (Pevsner), octagonal tower with pyramidal roof and foliated circles to bell opening.
Interior: Early English chancel and chancel arch. Fittings: Romanesque font, tub shaped on a Perpendicular base. Monument to James Belcher 1722 on north wall of chancel, decorated with cherubs. Date 1662 carved on highest stage of tower.
Listing NGR: SP4389333201
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