Church Of St John The Baptist

SO 96 SE STOCK & BRADLEY CP BRADLEY GREEN

1/172 Church of St John the Baptist

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Parish church. 1864-1865 by W J Hopkins. Sandstone, machine tile roof. Chancel, nave, tower in north-east angle between chancel and nave. Tower: three stages with stone broach spire, two ogee-headed windows to belfry stage, first stage has a single ogee-headed window to each side. Chancel: two bays, a trefoil headed window to east bay; east window: three trefoiled lights under 2-centred head with label. Nave: three bays with a pair of trefoiled windows to two east bays; west bay filled by gabled north porch; west window: rose window under 2-centred head with label and engaged shafts to responds. Interior: chancel arch: 2-centred of two orders, the inner order is chamfered and dies into the responds; tower arch: segmental pointed of two orders. Roofs: chancel: two bays, trusses arch braced; nave: scissor braced common rafter/collar roof with ashlar pieces. Fittings: plain pews, low stone pulpit to south-west corner of chancel; fragments of two medieval tomb slabs set in floor of porch. The church stands on the site of a medieval chapel. The chapelry of Bradley, a part of Fladbury, was made a parish in 1862. (VCH 3, pp 362-363; BoE p 95).

Listing NGR: SO9861860233