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Saint John the Baptist

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Saint John the Baptist

Built from local sandstone probably between 1440 and 1489 and paid for by Edmund Lord Grey of Ruthin (1440-1490). The church has embattled nave and aisles and a big Perpendicular South doorway.Flitton Church and Mausoleum

The mausoleum dates from the early 17th century and is made of brick.  It contains tombs and monuments of the de Grey family.

Points of interest:

  • Stained glass window in memory of Dr. Eric Roberts, churchwarden for 21 years

  • Brass to Thomas Hill to the side of the altar.  He dided in 1628 aged 101 years.

  • Board showing the names of the vicars since 1621.

The church was subject to alterations in the 19th century including the erection of a gallery and a new reading desk and pulpit.  The gallery was later removed in 1893-94 and further restoration work was undertaken in 1911 by Arthur Lodge and Geoffrey Lucas.

Sources:

  • Bedfordshire Churches in the 19th century, Part 1 A-G, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, edited by Chris Pickford

  • Nicholas Pevsner, The buildings of England: Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough, Penguin Books, 1968

Saint John the Baptist, by Bedfordshire Libraries, 2008


Page last updated: 28th January 2014