Church of St. John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 November 1980. Church.

Church of St. John the Baptist

WRENN ID
guardian-keystone-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 November 1980
Type
Church
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Church of St. John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building constructed from red sandstone squared rock-faced rubble, featuring a battered plinth on the nave and porch. The tower is made of neatly squared and coursed blocks, with limestone dressings added during Victorian renovations, and the roofs are covered with Welsh slate. The church includes a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower.

On the south wall of the nave, there is a gabled porch to the left that has a pointed arch doorway, a coped gable, and single light windows on the returns. The south wall features two 2-light windows with trefoil-headed lights. The north aisle has two bays with 2-light trefoil-headed windows and a single light window in the west wall. The chancel has a lower roof line and a blind south wall with a blocked priest's door and an added stepped buttress. The east window is a restored 3-light Perpendicular style, with a coped gable above topped by a cross. The north wall is covered by the vestry.

The square west tower has a stair turret at the north-east corner and consists of three stages, with drip courses at the bell stage and parapet level. Each face of the tower features two-light recessed and louvred bell openings with cinquefoiled heads. The parapet is castellated, with the stair turret rising above it.

Inside, the nave is plastered and limewashed, while the chancel is left as bare stone. The nave has a timber barrel vault roof with plaster panels and brattished wallplates, which is a convincing early 16th-century reproduction that may incorporate some original materials. The north aisle has a two-bay layout with a single slender circular column. The chancel features an open timber scissor-truss roof of clear Victorian design. The chancel arch is probably a rebuilt 2-centred arch, while the tower arch is more authentic, with a recessed head that dies into the jambs. The church furnishings date from 1863, including tiles, pews, choir stalls, a communion rail, and a font. The pulpit is made of Portland stone and dates from 1950-60, along with three 20th-century glazed windows. The south wall of the chancel reveals the blocked priest's door with a 4-centred head and the jamb of a window.

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