Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building located on Main Street in Lowick, with origins dating back to the 13th century. The nave and porch are primarily from the 14th century, while the bellcote was rebuilt in the 18th century. The chancel was reconstructed around 1910. The church is constructed from regularly coursed and squared limestone, featuring some ironstone banding, and has a roof made of lead and Collyweston slate.

The south elevation of the chancel has a two-window range from around 1910, which includes two- and three-light windows with square and segmental heads. There are two-stage buttresses at the corners and between the windows, topped with a gabled roof that has Collyweston slates and an ashlar gable parapet with a finial. The east window, also from around 1910, is a three-light window flanked by two-stage buttresses. The north elevation of the chancel features a two-window range with a 13th-century lancet window on the right and a two-light window from around 1910 on the left.

The south elevation of the nave consists of three bays with a two-window range that includes two- and three-light Perpendicular windows, characterized by hollow reveals and four-centred arch heads, with a buttress to the right. The nave has a shallow gabled roof with plain parapets. The central gabled porch, which has a finial, features moulded outer and inner doorways with two-centred arch heads. The north elevation of the nave mirrors the south, with a small central Perpendicular doorway that is now blocked. The west elevation has a slight central projection with a small central quatrefoil window. The 18th-century gabled bellcote has a semi-circular arch with a keystone.

Inside, there is a 14th-century double-chamfered chancel arch with semi-circular responds. The nave roof likely retains some original beams but is mainly from around 1910. The late 18th-century panelled pulpit and a 13th-century octagonal font are notable features. There is a moulded wood lintel above the blocked north door. A monument to Thomas Scriven, who died in 1737, and his wife is located on the north wall of the chancel, featuring a black tablet with a scroll surround. The early 20th-century stained glass in the east window is probably by Kempe, and there is also early 20th-century stained glass in the south-east window of the chancel.