Description

ARKHOLME-WITH-CAWOOD
SD 57 SE
Church of St John the Baptist
4/3 (formerly listed as Parish Church)
4-10-1967
GV II*

Church, late Perpendicular, extensively restored in 1897 by Austin and
Paley. Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof. Comprises a nave with south
aisle, a chancel under a continuous roof, a vestry, and a south porch. The
west wall has a 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery under a pointed
head. To the right is a buttress with offsets. The west window of the
aisle is of one trefoiled light. At the apex of the gable is an ashlar
bellcote topped by a cyma-moulded open segmental pediment. This probably
dates from the 1788 reconstruction, when the church was given round-headed
windows with plain stone surrounds, removed by Austin and Paley. The north
nave wall is of bays having cross windows with trefoiled upper lights.
The south aisle wall has 4 2-light windows with flat heads and trefoiled
lights, the 2 right-hand windows adjacent. The porch is buttressed and has
a coping with kneelers and a moulded doorway with pointed head and hood.
In the east wall of the aisle is a window of 2 hollow-chamfered
round-headed lights. The east window is of 4 trefoiled lights under a
pointed head with Perpendicular tracery. The hood mould is re-used and has
worn head stops. Both gables have copings with kneelers, the eastern one
also with a finial. Interior has 4-bay arcade of round arches of 2
chamfered orders and octagonal piers with capitals. Some masons' marks are
visible on the arches. The eastern capital has some rough carving,
including a dog chasing a hare and a slung horn. The roof has queen-post
trusses and wind-braced purlins. The eastern end of the church was rebuilt
during the restoration and contains twin sedilia and a piscina.

Listing NGR: SD5890971825

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme at Wikipedia
• St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme official website
• Wikidata Q7593706

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy