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St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh

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for a statue. The east window in the chancel is from the 19th century with three lights. The vestry, also dating from the 19th century, has a two-light window in 15th-century style. On the south side of the chancel is a blocked 14th-century
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also dates from the 14th century, and the tower screen is from the 15th century. The rest of the fittings are from the 19th century. There is a
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of three bells. The oldest bell dates from about 1370, and the next from about 1500. The third bell was cast in 1831 by James Harrison III.
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dressings. The roofs are covered with lead and tiles, the tiles being decorated in fishscale bands. Its plan consists of a
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style have been inserted into the arcade. On both sides of the clerestory are four two-light windows. The porch is
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heads on all sides except the east. The church is particularly notable for the carved west doorway. In its
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Inside the church the four-bay north arcade dates from the 15th century. It is carried on octagonal
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The church dates from the 14th century. It was largely rebuilt in 1405 after a fire, and was
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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England
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and a south porch were added. It was declared redundant in March 1981.
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bell openings, and in the middle stage are single-light openings with
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which shows signs of fire damage. Three 19th-century windows in
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in 1854–55 by the architect James Fowler of Louth, when a
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St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh, from the southwest
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Church of St John the Baptist, Yarburgh, Lincolnshire
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A tall church tower seen from the southwest with a battlemented parapet; the body of the church stretches beyond it
St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh is located in Lincolnshire
53°25′02″N 0°01′52″E / 53.4172°N 0.0312°E / 53.4172; 0.0312
OS grid reference
TF 351 931
Yarburgh
Lincolnshire
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Dedication
Saint John the Baptist
Redundant
Architect(s)
Church
Style
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking
Materials
Ironstone
chalk
limestone
redundant
Anglican
Yarburgh
Lincolnshire
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Churches Conservation Trust

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