Last week I showed St John the Baptist Stanton St John from around the outside and quite forgot that I have been inside to take photos so this week I will remedy that and show you around the inside of the church.
Start with another look over the churchyard towards the church. I checked the door and was surprised to find it open so not wanting to look a gift horse in the eye I went in.
Which is lit by this beautiful engraved window
The Millennium Window made to mark the year 2000 and commissioned from Miss Sally Scott this not the first piece of her work I have come across in Oxfordshire
Over to the main aisle looking down the nave
Into the chancel
The Altar and east window
Looking back through the chancel arch to the west end of the church
Windows on the north side of the chancel
This one is on the south side and looked to have some older glass in it
Might be made to look old by the Victorians
Couple of the memorials on the north aisle wall
and a whole row of bequests now along a screen at the back where the crèche is
Memorial to Jonathan Mather and his wife Mary from around 1739 the wording is fading a little
Memorial to Margaret Wheatland dated 1741
Floor memorial in the south aisle
This one and another nearby are under a bench seat, the skull was what I noticed
Sir John Thomson who was High Sheriff and Lord Lieutenant
Steps leading to the pulpit
Where you get this view of the nave
The organ over in the north aisle
Which looks to have been added where the altar would have been
Towards the back is the font
Just over to the left of the north aisle is this doorway that would have lead to a rood loft and now just ends with a wall
I presume it would have come out up on the left in the corner
The painting in the centre is this royal coat of arms which is faded
Memorial to Lionel Davidson
Top memorial is to Edward Hamley and the one below to John Anderson Davis
This one is to Laurence Squib as far as I can make out
This one was very hard to read
along with this one
May well have been a holy water stoup
9 comments:
Those windows are enchanting.
I like those engraved windows, beautiful while not blocking out the light. That looks like a George I coat of arms, so early eighteenth century.
I am glad to be able to see the inside of St John the Baptist Stanton. It is beautiful and full of priceless monuments.
I am delighted with the Millennium window made for the year 2000.
Have a nice Sunday in May:)
The were quite nice considering they were not totally stained glass
I've seen a few now & I never tire of seeing them
Pleased you enjoyed your look around
Beautiful windows, especially that engraved one. I'm glad you got inside.
Love all those windows.
What a beautiful and interesting interior. I am glad you showed it to us and I am also glad that it is as interesting inside as it is outside. I love engraved windows, they are quite rare in churches. There is a beautiful one in Moreton, Dorset by Lawrence Whistler which I recommend you have a look at if you are ever down that way.
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