Listed Building record MDO26743 - Parish Church of John the Baptist, Broadwindsor

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Summary

Parish Church. Late C12, early C13 core, C15 west tower with reset material. Drastic restoration by G M Allen of Crewkerne (1868), when nave and aisles extended one bay to the east, chancel and north aisle rebuilt.

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Full Description

(ST 43770268) Ch (NAT) (1) The south arcade of the nave of the church of Saint John the Baptist was bult late in the 12th century, and the north arcade, aisle and chapel date from the early 13th century. The west tower was added in the 15th century, when the south aisle was largely rebuilt. The church was restored in 1868, when the north vestry and south porch were added. (2-3) Parish Church of St John the Baptist. Late C12th or early C13th font, table-top type of Purbeck stone. Grade II*. (4-5)

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 193113.
  • --- Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset (Parishes of Burstock, Broadwindsor, Mapperton, Netherbury, North Poorton, Pilsdon, Powerstock and Stoke Abbott). 50. 12.
  • --- Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1950. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Beaminster Rural District 1950. 10.
  • --- Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 115-6.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 52.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 43778 02649 (31m by 17m)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Broadwindsor; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 018 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SW 23
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 193113
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Broadwindsor 1

Record last edited

Mar 25 2022 3:47PM

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