Summary : The tower of the church is 11th century Late Saxon. The remainder is Early English to Perpendicular, restored in 1896. 11th, 13th, 14th, and 17th centuries, restored 1896-7 by Hodgson Fowler. Nave, north and south aisles, west tower, south porch. There is a sculpted figure, perhaps from a rood, which has been reused as the west jamb of the window in the south wall of the west tower. It is dated to the first half of the 11th century. |
More information : [TF 1484 4292] St John the Baptist's Ch. [T.U.] (1)
The post-Conquest tower of St John the Baptist Church, Great Hale, is of the primitive type usually classed as late Saxon. The remainder is Early English to Perpendicular, restored in 1896. (2-3)
In normal use. (4)
Additional reference. (5)
There is a sculpted figure, perhaps from a rood, which has been reused as the west jamb of the window in the south wall of the west tower. It is dated to the first half of the 11th century. (6) |