St. John the Baptist Church - II

Although it is showing its age, this is quite an ornate pulpit for a parish church. This grade 1 listed church displays styles spanning the entire time from the 12th century to the present.

It is built of Cotswold stone and is one of the largest parish church in England.

The chancel is the oldest part of the structure,^[3] and construction of the current church started in the 12th century on the site of an earlier Saxon one.^[4] It was widened in about 1180. Around 1240 the nave was completely rebuilt.^[2] The east window dates from around 1300. The original stained glass of the east window has long since disappeared and it is now filled with fifteenth century glass from other parts of the church. (Wikipedia)

The church possesses a pipe organ built by Father Willis in 1895 with a case by George Gilbert Scott.^[18] It was renovated by Rushworth and Dreaper in 1955^[19] and rebuilt by Harrison & Harrison in 2009.^[20](Wikipedia)

Without the ostentation of the cathedrals, it is still an impressing place.

The altar contains a window with lots of clear glass in it through which we can stt the bright blue sky outside.