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St John the Baptist, Mucking Church 41 photos

Mucking, Essex

St John the Baptist's Church

  • Private dwelling/business
  • Redundant
  • 41 photos
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Opening
Private dwelling or business.
Built
Perpendicular E. window; Blocked C13 arcade
Restoration
1849-52
Restoration architect
J.H. Banson
Tower
Square tower (west) · Stone · Crenellated
Redundant since
27 October 1982
Photographed
12/10/2003 & 03/05/2015

About the church

I would like to thank Kevin, the new owner (2015) of Mucking Church, for allowing me to comprehensively record the church at the beginning of May. === In the year 1849-50, the Ancient Parish Church of Mucking was partially demolished with a view to its reparation, it continued a ruin till 1852 when it was almost wholly rebuilt. In design the Chancel is nearly unique and of large dimensions, considering the size of the Church. === G. Buckler - Twenty-Two of the Churches of Essex: Architecturally Described and Illustrated (1856)

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Exterior 14 photos

St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 1: Sadly yet another private residence. Though I believe this to be preferable to losing these buildings for good. Very difficult to get a shot of this one. The majority of this church is C19, apart from the chancel, whose perpendicular three-light east window is just visible here. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 2: This view is sadly no longer available, as the whole church is now masked by huge trees. From Pevsner: "The W tower is mostly C19, but the S doorway which serves as a porch has recognisable C15 parts." This image is the copyright of Ian Gellard. Reproduced by kind permission. For more details, you can email Ian at the following address: ian@photosofessex.co.uk. Ian has a CD full of old pictures of Essex available, you can see more details at his website, www.photosofessex.co.uk. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 3 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 4 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 5 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 6 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 7 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 8 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 9 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 10 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 11 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 12 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 13 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Exterior 14

Interior 17 photos

St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 1 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 2 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 3 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 4 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 5: Easternmost arcade in the chancel wall, which would have once led into a C13 N chapel. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 6: Three arcades in the chancel wall, which would have once led into a C13 N chapel. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 7: The sedilia and piscina - very close to the current floor level, indicating that the chancel floor was at some time raised. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 8: The organ in the arcade seperating the chancel and S chapel. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 9: Looking west from the chancel. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 10 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 11 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 12: Looking up into the tower. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 13: Looking eastwards along the S aisle. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 14: The nave from the S aisle. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 15: Further along the S aisle - looking towards what was most likely once used as a vestry area. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 16: At the east end of the S aisle. It was much darker in here than this photo suggests. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Interior 17: Looking westwards along the S aisle.

Miscellaneous 5 photos

St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Miscellaneous 1: The Old School House, which stands next door to Mucking church. This image is the copyright of Ian Gellard. Reproduced by kind permission. For more details, you can email Ian at the following address: ian@photosofessex.co.uk. Ian has a CD full of old pictures of Essex available, you can see more details at his website, www.photosofessex.co.uk. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Miscellaneous 2: Circular pier in the S aisle arcade, with stiff-leaf capital. Two faces appear - one facing north, the other south-west. This one - north facing, is a green man. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Miscellaneous 3 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Miscellaneous 4 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Miscellaneous 5

Postcard 5 photos

St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Postcard 1: Lewis A. Abbott. St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Postcard 2 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Postcard 3 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Postcard 4 St John the Baptist, Mucking Church – Postcard 5: Image by Lionel E. Day - from Essex Countryside, Spring 1955.

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