White Ladies Aston church
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White Ladies Aston church
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 20 Jan 2017
White Ladies Aston church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The nave and chancel date from the 12th century. The church has a timber broach spire. The church is Grade II* listed. Historic England description Parish church. C12 nave and chancel; circa C15 west bell-turret and nave roof; north aisle and vestry added in 1861; south porch added in 1864. Stone rubble with freestone dressings; weatherboarded timber-framed bell-turret and broach spire. Plain tile roofs. Chancel has small round-headed lancet on N and S sides and in east wall. C12 round-headed nave south doorway with imposts. 2-light south windows with straight heads. INTERIOR walls plastered. Plaster covered nave ceiling with circa C15 roof above with curved braces to the collars and common-rafter couples. The chancel roof is ceiled, but one queen-post truss is exposed. Deeply chamfered round chancel arch with imposts. 1861 3-bay north arcade. Timber-framed bell-turret on timber posts inside west end of nave, surmounted by timber broach spire; bell-frame intact. Medieval 12-sided font with ribs on the comers. C18 monuments on chancel walls. Victorian furnishings. SOURCE: Buildings of England, p.288. Source: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1258836
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Image Location
Latitude
52.172414
Longitude
-2.115325