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| The west elevation of St. John the Baptist's church |
Entering
St. John the Baptist's churchyard from
Church Street - and
taking a quick walk around to survey
the topography of the site - a
large mound
to the front of
the
west elevation and a tight southern boundary gives this church a very
constricted feel.
Having
investigated several mediaeval churches in
South Yorkshire that originally consisted
of a simple Anglo-Saxon/Norman
nave and chancel
and which have
been firstly
extended
to the north side - with the southern part
of the churchyard reserved for Christian burials – the Victorian
extension of this church appears to go against all tradition.
From
an architectural historian's point of view – and through a close
examination of its building stones - it is therefore easy to clearly
distinguish the mediaeval and Victorian phases of construction and
restoration.
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