Church Of Saint John The Baptist

the entry for

CAYTON CHURCH LANE TA 08 SE 5/1 (east side) Church of St John the Baptist Shall be amended to

TA 08 SE CAYTON CHURCH LANE 5/2 (east side) Church of St John the Baptist

CAYTON CHURCH LANE TA 08 SE (east side) 5/1 Church of Saint John the 18.1.67 Baptist

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Church. C12 nave and chancel; C15 tower and north chapel; restored in C19. Coursed sandstone, on plinth, with slate roof. West tower; 2-bay nave and north aisle; south porch; chancel with north chapel and vestry. 3-stage, embattled tower with pinnacles and diagonal buttresses with offsets. 2- light, flat-topped bell openings to upper stage; similar opening to lowest stage to west; slit opening to south to light tower staircase. Round- arched, gabled porch contains a fine C12 doorway of three orders, enriched with chevron moulding, on shafts with scalloped capitals. All windows are C19 restorations, most 2-light with Geometrical tracery. East window of 3- lights, reticulated tracery under pointed, corbelled hoodmould. In the south wall of the chancel is an arched tomb niche. Interior: C12 arcade of slightly pointed arches on cylindrical pier and responds, with cushion capitals and square abaci. C15 double-chamfered chancel arch on half- octagonal responds. Trefoil-headed piscina in south wall of chancel. Timber door and doorframe to tower dated 1678. C12 tub font on C19 base. Monuments: slab on chancel floor with brass inscription to Robert Bard, d1452. Early C18 slab with armorial bearing, to John (d1702) and Barbara (d1705) Bielby. Marble wall cartouche with acanthus leaves, scrolls and crest, to Susannah Bielby, c1715. C18 charity board recording bequesL oF Elisha Trott.

Listing NGR: TA0566183330