Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist, located on Mucking Wharf Road, was largely built between 1849 and 1852, although it incorporates elements from the 13th century, including the chancel and nave arcade. The church is constructed from ragstone rubble, with some flint and brick, and features limestone dressings. The roof is made of red plain tiles, grey slate, and lead.

The west tower has two stages, most of which date from the mid-19th century, but it has a 15th-century base. The south wall retains the remains of a 15th-century doorway. The nave is primarily mid-19th century, while the south arcade is from the 13th century, featuring two-centred arches with three chamfered orders on both the north and south sides. It has a circular column with a moulded base and a capital carved with foliage heads and devices.

The chancel, dating from the 13th century, includes a 15th-century east window with three trefoiled lights and vertical tracery in a two-centred head. The north wall has an arcade of three bays with two-centred arches, where the intermediate piers have columns made of Purbeck marble with moulded bases and capitals. Each bay encloses either a 14th or 13th-century window. The south wall features a circa 1500 window with two trefoiled lights in a square head, as well as a two-centred archway from the same period, which has attached shafts with concave faces and a moulded capital and hollow chamfered base. The chancel arch is from the mid-19th century.

The south aisle and south chapel were also added in the mid-19th century, incorporating some re-used materials, including a 15th-century west window. Inside the church, there is the Downes monument from 1607, which is an alabaster wall monument featuring a kneeling figure at a prayer desk, side pilasters, cresting, and three shields of arms.