Chapel Of St John Of Jerusalem

The Chapel of St John of Jerusalem is a former chapel of the Knights Hospitaller, dating from the late 12th century with later alterations. It was restored in 1886 by H F St John. The building is constructed of sandstone and features a steeply pitched stone slate roof. It includes a west tower, a three-bay chancel, a north porch, and the remains of walls from former adjacent buildings to the north.

The tower, dating from the 14th century, has two stages and is embattled above a moulded string course, topped with a short recessed stone spire and a diagonal buttress on the south-west side. The north wall extends west of the tower's west wall, indicating that the tower was added to an earlier nave. There is an entry in the north wall through a triangular-headed doorway.

The chancel has an unfenestrated north wall with two buttresses that were formerly part of an adjacent building, along with a blocked 12th-century semi-circular headed doorway. The east window and the south-east window are 14th-century, each with three lights under 2-centred arches. The two western windows of the south wall are similar but have two lights and may date from the 15th century. A sundial is attached to a buttress east of the late 19th-century south door. The north porch is from the late 19th or early 20th century and features a 14th-century 2-centred arch for a ledged door.

Inside, there is a 14th-century roof with five bays, low moulded tie-beams, a ridge piece, and purlins. A stoup next to the north door is made from a reused 13th-century capital set against an ogee back. The piscina, which has a 14th-century ogee head, also features a reused 13th-century capital for its bowl. There is a squint at a high level in the north wall, and an organ built in 1786, formerly located at Moccas Court, is positioned under the 14th-century tower arch with dying inner mouldings. The stained glass was created by H F St John, Presbyter of Dinmore, in 1887. The chapel is situated within the Commandery circuit and is prominently located on a hillside overlooking the central Herefordshire plain.