Description

TAYNTON
Church of St. John the
SP2313 Evangelist
10/161
12/09/55
GV II*

Church. c.1360 nave and north aisle; south aisle c.1500; chancel rebuilt c.1865
by W.F. Poulton. Stone ashlar; stone slate roof to chancel, other roofs not
visible. 2-bay chancel, 3-bay aisled nave and west tower. North side: C19 stone
porch to centre of aisle, having 2-centre arch on half-columns. 2-centre arched
doorway with hood mould and double-leaf door. 3-light Curvilinear-tracery window
to left of aisle. Three 3-light stone mullion windows to clerestory, having
cusped lights and hood moulds. 3-light Reticulated-tracery window to right
return of aisle. 2 lancets to chancel. Battlemented parapet to aisle, plain
parapet to nave. South side. Blocked 2-centre arched doorway with moulded
surround to left of aisle. Stone 4-light mullion and transom window to right
with cusped lights and hood mould. 4-light stone mullion window to left, above
doorway, with cusped lights and hoodmould. Lancet to left return of aisle. C19
paired lancets to organ chamber and vestry. Plain parapet to aisle. Three
3-light stone mullion windows to clerestory having cusped lights and hood
moulds. Triple lancet to East end of chancel. West tower has louvred lancets to
upper stage and louvred 2-light Rectilinear-tracery openings to top stage.
Battlemented parapet. Interior: 2-bay C19 arch-braced collar truss roof to
chancel. 3-bay Perpendicular roof to nave with moulded ribs and gilded bosses,
probably largely C19 restoration,. Nave arcades of 2 two-centred arches on
fluted piers. 2-centre arch to tower. Rood-screen steps to left of chancel arch.
Elaborate C15 octagonal stone font.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: 1979, pp804-5)

Listing NGR: SP2341213544

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533104

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