St. John the Baptist Church, Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire

The church, built of local stone, is of late Saxon/early Norman origins with different styles of architecture from the 11th to 15th centuries, with some Victorian or more modern additions.
There will be a display of the church's "Chained Library" from the 16th/17th centuries; this consists of five books given to the church by Edward Mottershed, who died in 1643. The books include The Paraphrase of Erasmus, 1547; Bishop Jewell's Apology, 1609 and Foxe's Book of Martyrs (3 volumes), 1641.
The architect's drawings from the Victorian restoration work in 1863 are original and were rescued from a fire in the parish office in the latter part of the 29th century. All of these documents are not normally on display, but are kept at the County Records Office for safe keeping.

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

10am - 4pm

Saturday 13 September:

10am - 4pm

Location & directions

St. John the Baptist Church, The Green, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6QD

Directions:

Access Kingsthorpe village from either Welford Road (sign-posted), down High Street to the Village Green, the church is to the right off the green; or from Mill Lane along Kingswell Road, veering left at the small triangular green and the church is ahead to the right of the main Village Green.

Contact on day:

Mark Brame

Telephone number:

+447799865097

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The church is old and the floors are stone slabs which can be uneven, however some of the steps have been replaced with ramps to give step-free access to the majority of the church.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

50

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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