Church Of St John The Baptist And All Saints

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SE 57 SW 1/104 17.5.60

EASINGWOLD CHURCH HILL (north side) Church of St John the Baptist and All Saints

(Formerly listed under Church of St John, Church Lane)

(Formerly listed as Church of St John the Baptist)

II*

Church. Mainly C15 in present form. Re-set door of c1200 north side of nave and possible remains of earlier fabric. Restored C19. Ashlar. Welsh slate chancel roof, otherwise lead. Ashlar coping. West tower, 5 bay nave with later south porch, 3 bay chancel. Three-stage embattled tower which originally had a high open west porch of which the chamfered pointed arch remains, now blocked with a later door and window inserted. Nave and chancel: straight-headed 2-light windows with simple panel tracery mainly restored. Hood moulds with head stops, mainly modern replacements. Angle buttresses with concave set-offs. Two-centred 3-light east window with renewed decorated tracery (C17 V.C.H.) under hood mould with stops. North side nave re-set 2-centred door with roll moulded and colonettes with moulded capitals and waterholding bases, very much weathered. Interior: nave arcade of double-chamfered arches which die into octagonal piers. Similarly the double- chamfered chancel arch dies into the imposts. Monument to Thomas Rayns d.1713 has Ionic pilasters and broken pediment with hatchment.

Listing NGR: SE5255870043