St John The Baptist
Church of England
The church dates back to C12 and was allegedly established in response to Pagan worship on the nearby White Horse Hill.
Unusually, its interior was remaining mainly untouched by the Victorians, and as a final result it offers scarce C14 wall paintings depicting Peter, Paul, Herod and Salomé (with the Baptist’s head on a platter), gorgeous medieval stained glass, and extraordinary C15 to C17 woodwork, together with fantastic bench ends, panelling, pulpit and rood screen.
Unfortunately, irrespective of this treasure trove of heritage the church fell into these kinds of a weak state of maintenance that it was put on the English Heritage ‘At Risk’ Register, and even confronted imminent closure.
Luckily the area group rallied about to help you save their beautiful nearby landmark and a restoration project will begin in the summer time of 2015.
St John The Baptist is Quality II* Listed.
Posted by Oxfordshire Church buildings on 2015-04-23 06:25:08
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