Church Of St John

CORSCOMBE TOLLER WHELME ST 50 SW 5/226 CHURCH OF ST JOHN GV II

Church. 1869-71 by Warr. Paid for by the Pope family of Toller Whelme. South-West Tower-porch. Nave. Chancel. Rubble-stone walls, with a chamfered stone plinth. Slate roofs with stone gable-copings. 2 gable- crosses, at nave and chancel. Tower, with stone quoins, of 2 stages with string, cornice and crenellated parapet. South doorway: pointed arch with a continuous moulding. Label over with foliage-stops. 2-leaf wooden door. Cusped lancet to ground, and lancet to upper level. Nave: 2 windows with trefoil-cusped lancet and quirked straight-chamfered jambs. Chancel: East window with 3 main trefoil-cusped lights, with quatrefoil tracery in the head. Labels with square stops. Interior: aisleless nave with single rafter roof, with plank ceiling. Wooden quatrefoil wall- plate. Chancel-arch with 2 bracket mouldings and a sunk quadrant between. Pyramidal bases. Small north vestry with a pointed doorhead. Fittings: Font: small octagonal stone bowl and stem with sunk quatrefoils in each face. Panelled stem. Metal bowl inside. Small metal canopy with cross over. Pulpit: wooden with chamfered corners, 4 wooden steps up and handrails. Lancet panels. Stained Glass: East window, Crucifixion, 1868, inscription. Brass plate below window refers to building of the church. Source: N Pevsner, Dorset, p426.

Listing NGR: ST5167301540