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Church of St John the Evangelist

Church of St John the Evangelist

Built in 1812, the delightfully elegant design of St John’s reflects the importance the evangelical movement palced on sermons and scripture reading rather than communion…
Church of St John the Evangelist

Church of St John the Evangelist

This church was designed by renowned Victorian architect Sir Gilbert Scott in 1856 for Sir Joseph Copley and was intended as a decorated version of the Early English church at Skelton near York…
Church of St John the Evangelist

Church of St John the Evangelist

St John?s is the oldest church in Leeds city centre. It was built in 1632-34, a turbulent time in England when very few new churches were constructed. The glory of the church lies in its magnificent Jacobean (Carolian) fittings, particularly the superb carved wooden screen…
Church of St Margaret of Antioch

Church of St Margaret of Antioch

This small church, tucked into the north Bedfordshire landscape is a quintessential vision of the English rural church. It is likely that the church served as the chapel of the nearby manor (long since vanished) and it was once described by Pevsner as ‘parabolic and barbaric’…
Church of St Margaret of Antioch

Church of St Margaret of Antioch

James Thomson (who also designed nearby Grittleton House) built this church in 1846, built using parts of its 12th-century predecessor, such as the splendid bell-cote which can now be seen at Sevington School one mile to the west…
Church of St Martin of Tours

Church of St Martin of Tours

This Medieval church has an impressive pinnacled tower dated 1504. However, following some exceptionally sympathetic 19th century restoration it is hard to tell where the Medieval fabric ends and Victorian work begins…
Church of St Mary & St Lawrence

Church of St Mary & St Lawrence

This Medieval church is reached down a narrow lane, over a footpath across a stream and up a steep bank, making the journey to reach it part of the adventure…
Church of St Mary Magdelene

Church of St Mary Magdelene

The best time to visit this elegant, 18th-century Gothic Revival church is in the spring, when the path to the church winds through a carpet of flowers and the blossom on the trees creates a magical setting…
Church of St Mary Magdelene

Church of St Mary Magdelene

The entrance to this 12th-century flint church looks like something out of a Medieval fantasy three rows of Norman carvings arch over a thick wooden door set with ornamental hinge straps…
Church of St Mary Magdelene

Church of St Mary Magdelene

This large, dignified church stands in open countryside on the site of the ferocious Battle of Shrewsbury, which took place in 1403…

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