Church Of St John The Baptist

WOLVERLEY & COOKLEY CP WOLVERLEY SO 87 NW 6/153 Church of St John the Baptist 25.2.58 GV II* Parish church. 1772, with some late C19 alterations. Brick with hipped tile roof. West tower, nave and chancel. West tower: two stages divided by a dentilled brick string, lower part quoined; crenellated parapet and dentilled brick cornice. Belfry stage has deep semi-circular headed recesses containing semi-circular headed louvred openings. Nave: crenellated parapet; five deep semi-circular headed recesses containing semi-circular headed windows. C19 timber porch in second bay from left. Chancel of three bays, to the left bay a vestry, other two with windows as nave. East window has similar, larger window, with three C19 ashlar lights. Interior: aisles formed within nave by five bay arcades with semi-circular arches. Aisles have modillioned cornices. Gallery to west end and over aisles has panelled front. Chancel arch semi- circular. Font in Gothick style. C14 recumbent stone effigy of a knight at south-east corner of nave. A series of good wall tablets of late C18 to early C19 date in aisles and chancel, including Helen Knight died 1801 by Flaxman in chancel. (BoE, p 291).

Listing NGR: SO8288879317