Crowle
Anglican: St John the Baptist
The timber north porch is authentic 14th century. The body of the church was totally rebuilt in 1881/82 by Frederick Preedy incorporating some internal medieval features. The west tower was rebuilt in 1885. A remarkable survivor is the 12th century lectern.
St John the Baptist Exterior from postcard, c1910. Lectern c1200. (Ref Pevsner 2007)
Pictures from January 2009.
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References and some further sources:
Aitken, John. Census of Religious Worship, 1851: The Returns for Worcestershire.
Bridges, Tim. Churches of Worcestershire (2005)
Brooks, Alan, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Worcestershire (2007)
Morgan, Paul. Inspections of churches and parsonage houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684, and 1687 (1986)
Noake, John. The Rambler in Worcestershire or, Stray Notes on Churches and Congregations. Volume II, 1851, p.263
Ransome, Mary. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester, 1782-1808 (1968)
n.b. Full details of these books are on bibliography page.
Websites: British History Online: Entry for Crowle. (1913)
Grade II* Listed Building: Listing Details Here.
English Heritage List for England: Please Click Here.
Church Plans Online: Ground Plan by Frederick Preedy for rebuilding of 1881/82.
A Church Near You.
Family History Website.
Nearby churches are: Bredicot, Broughton Hackett, Himbleton, Droitwich Deanery
Towers and Spires Cycling Tour (PDF)
For other work by Worcestershire architect Frederick Preedy (1820-1898) Please Click Here.
Click on red text for a link. (External website links will open in a new window.) Page updated January 2017.