The south aisle of St. John the Baptist differs fundamentally from the nave and north aisle because, unlike them, it formed no part of the medieval church described by Stebbing Shaw in the 1790s. It was added during Henry Ward’s rebuilding between 1844 and 1847, when increasing congregation numbers required additional seating and circulation space.… Continue reading A Closer Examination of the South Aisle
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A Closer Examination of the North Aisle
The north aisle of St. John the Baptist forms one of the most important survivals of the church’s Norman or Romanesque character, even though the visible structure largely dates from Henry Ward’s rebuilding of 1844–1847. Together with the nave arcade, it preserves the heavy round-arched forms and massive cylindrical piers which Stebbing Shaw described in… Continue reading A Closer Examination of the North Aisle
A Closer Examination of the Nave
Although rebuilt between 1844 and 1847, the nave of St. John the Baptist still gives a strong impression of the Norman or Romanesque character, with its round arches and zig-zag carving of the earlier medieval church described by Stebbing Shaw in the 1790s. Henry Ward’s rebuilding reused the scale, round arches and zig-zag carving of… Continue reading A Closer Examination of the Nave