Coltishall, Norfolk - St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist church is an ancient building, almost entirely a 13th. century rebuilding of what was a Norman and Anglo-Saxon structure. Incorporated into the north wall are reused Roman bricks and tiles, and set high into the walls are small, round Saxon windows known locally as 'wind-eyes'. The original Saxon building was enlarged in the 12th. century, then again in the 15th. century, and the entire building was restored in Victorian times. In the north wall is a round Victorian window with medieval glass brought here from a continental church destroyed in WWII. The glass depicts the head of John the Baptist being brought before Salome.
The oldest feature in the church is the Purbeck marble font, a survivor from the Norman church here. It is quite worn, with obvious damage suffered during the Reformation and again during the English Civil War. The bowl is square, carved with blind arcading, and supported by five cylindrical pillars. Separating the nave and chancel is a beautifully carved and painted 15th. century rood screen, restored in 1910. Behind the altar in the Lady Chapel is a tapestry screen, brought to Coltishall from a Belgian church in 1918. It is of indeterminate age but may be centuries old.
The church gained Grade: I listed building status on 10th. May 1961.(English Heritage Legacy ID: 228151).
Coltishall, Norfolk - St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist church is an ancient building, almost entirely a 13th. century rebuilding of what was a Norman and Anglo-Saxon structure. Incorporated into the north wall are reused Roman bricks and tiles, and set high into the walls are small, round Saxon windows known locally as 'wind-eyes'. The original Saxon building was enlarged in the 12th. century, then again in the 15th. century, and the entire building was restored in Victorian times. In the north wall is a round Victorian window with medieval glass brought here from a continental church destroyed in WWII. The glass depicts the head of John the Baptist being brought before Salome.
The oldest feature in the church is the Purbeck marble font, a survivor from the Norman church here. It is quite worn, with obvious damage suffered during the Reformation and again during the English Civil War. The bowl is square, carved with blind arcading, and supported by five cylindrical pillars. Separating the nave and chancel is a beautifully carved and painted 15th. century rood screen, restored in 1910. Behind the altar in the Lady Chapel is a tapestry screen, brought to Coltishall from a Belgian church in 1918. It is of indeterminate age but may be centuries old.
The church gained Grade: I listed building status on 10th. May 1961.(English Heritage Legacy ID: 228151).