Description

GREATHAM FARNHAM ROAD
SU 73 SE
5/13 Old Church of St John
(formerly listed as the
remains of the Old Church
16.3.54 of St John)
II
Chancel and ruined nave of the medieval church. C13. Aisleless nave and chancel.
The chancel has a tiled roof and cement-rendered walls (on malmstone and ironstone),
the chancel arch (C18 and filled except for a plain doorway) is oval with a
keystone and impost blocks. The nave is roofless, with malmstone walls of varied
height, but the arrangement of openings is clearly marked. The interior (of the
chancel) has a Jacobean communion rail, an old font bowl, and wall monuments of
1772, 1785, 1786, 1821 and 1867. The chief feature is the tomb of Dame Marjory
Caryll (died 1632), comprising a recumbent effigy on a classical alabaster table
tomb, with a wall monument at its rear, with a Corinthian Order enclosing an arched
panel.

Listing NGR: SU7741430418

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26386805

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)