St John the Baptist, Claines, Worcestershire, England
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The_Senior_Crabbes
N 52° 13.670 W 002° 13.149
30U E 553332 N 5786666
St John the Baptist, Claines Lane, Claines, near Worcester
Waymark Code: WMZVBT
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/08/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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A Grade II* listed building.
From the britishlistedbuildings website:-
"Parish church. C12 origins, rebuilt early C15, C16 additions,
restored and enlarged by Aston Webb 1886/7 with further
mid-C20 alterations. Dressed sandstone, plain tiled roofs with
parapets at gable ends and cross finial at east end. West
tower, 4-bay aisled nave with additional north outer aisle and
north and south porches, 2-bay chancel with north and south
chapels and north vestry. Perpendicular style."

The church is only one of two in England to have a public house within it's consecrated ground. The Mug House was originally the Churches Brew House.
Building Materials: Stone

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