St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton, from the southeast
St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton Location in Suffolk
Coordinates: 52°19′36″N 0°52′40″E / 52.3268°N 0.8779°E / 52.3268; 0.8779
OS grid reference	TL 962 738
Location	Stanton, Suffolk
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Churches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	14 July 1955
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	13th century
Specifications
Materials	Flint with some brick and freestone dressings

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanton, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,^[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[2] Only the tower is intact, the body of the church being roofless.^[2] The remains of the church stand to the west of the village.^[3]

History

The church dates from the 14th century, with additions and alterations during the following century. It was restored in 1616.^[1] Its parish was united with the adjacent parish of All Saints in 1756, and St John's became derelict and roofless.^[4] The church was repaired in the 1980s, raising the walls of the nave and chancel to their full height.^[1]

Architecture

St John's is constructed in flint and some red brick, with freestone dressings. Parts of the walls are rendered. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a chancel, a south porch and a west tower. The tower is in four stages. Its west wall is built against the boundary of the churchyard and the lowest stage is open, providing a way for processions around the church.^[1] There are diagonal buttresses at the west end, and a stair turret at the southeast angle. In the top stage are two-light bell openings. The parapet is battlemented, and decorated with chequerwork. The nave has 13th-century doorways and two two-light windows in both north and south walls. The porch dates from the 14th century. It was originally gabled, and has a blocked niche above its doorway. The chancel has a two-light window in each of the north, south and east walls.^[1]

See also

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Church of St John, Stanton", Heritage Gateway website (Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England)), 2006, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=284287&resourceID=5, retrieved 9 February 2011 
2. ^ ^{a b} Church of St John the Baptist, Stanton, Suffolk, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/Church-of-St-John-the-Baptist-Stanton-Suffolk/, retrieved 25 March 2011 
3. ^ Stanton, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/596088_273799_120, retrieved 9 February 2011 
4. ^ Knott, Simon (2008), St John, Stanton, Suffolk Churches, http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/stantonsj.htm, retrieved 9 February 2011