Church of St John Baptist Stadhampton, England
Listed Building Data
Church of St John Baptist has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1193931
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 18 July 1963
- Name
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
- Location
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE GREEN
- Parish
- Stadhampton
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SU 60392 98813
- Easting
- 460392.0000
- Northing
- 198813.0000
Listed Building Description
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STADHAMPTON THE GREEN SU6098 (West side) 14/163 Church of St. John the Baptist 18/07/63
GV II
Church. C15 and C16. Tower 1737 by Richard Belcher, mason; restored and enlarged 1875 by E.G. Bruton. Limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; old plain-tile roofs. Chancel, aisled nave and west tower. Short Cl6 chancel has, on the north, a plain 4-centre arched doorway between square-headed windows of one and 2 lights with recessed spandrels, shallow cusping and deep casement mouldings; on the north is a plainer window of 2 arched lights; the 3-light C19 traceried east window is in Perpendicular style. A quoin at the south-east angle is inscribed 1600. The north side of the nave and north aisle have plain paired lancets of 1875 and a matching entrance door. The C15 north aisle has two square-headed windows of 2 trefoil-headed lights plus a traceried east window; the north doorway has a hollow-chamfered arch. All gable parapets are C19. The 2-stage tower in Baroque style, has a plinth, a moulded string and a solid panelled parapet rising above a cornice supported on moulded corbels; the corners have stone urn finials with flame terminals. The top stage has 4 round-arched openings, with projecting keyblocks, and the western doorway has projecting imposts and keyblock and is infilled with a smaller C19 doorway. Interior: C15 chancel arch and 3-bay north arcade with octagonal piers. C19 south arch and 3-bay south arcade with square capitals. Plain C19 roofs. C12 tub font. Figures from two early C15 brasses are mounted on north wall. Late C18 wall tablet, with carved achievement surrounded by ribbons, is signed "Henry Westmacott". Large early C18 black marble ledger to John and Margaret D'Oyly has carved shield of arms. Royal arms of Queen Elizabeth I has a gadrooned frame and retains much original colouring. C15 parish chest. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol. VII pp. 90-91; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p. 776)
Listing NGR: SU6039298813
