St John the Baptist, Knowle
The impressive parish church at Knowle is dedicated to Saints John the Baptist, Laurence and Anne; it is a good example of a Perpendicular Midland church, and is profusely adorned on the south side with battlements, pinnacles and gargoyles.
It is also built using two different coloured local sandstones, red and white, a feature of several Warwickshire churches that adds greatly to their appeal.
Inside the church is spacious with then nave flanked by aisles and the chancel disappearing beyond the late medieval wooden screen. The chancel contains ancient stalls with ten misericords (mostly fairly plain designs) and a sedilia too high up to be used (owing to the lowering of the floor following the removal of a passageway that once ran beneath the altar).
There is an interesting mixture of stained glass from several studios of the Victorian and Arts & Crafts period, an extensive and varied collection with some particularly notable pieces that reward study.
The church is happily normally open and welcoming to visitors.
St John the Baptist, Knowle
The impressive parish church at Knowle is dedicated to Saints John the Baptist, Laurence and Anne; it is a good example of a Perpendicular Midland church, and is profusely adorned on the south side with battlements, pinnacles and gargoyles.
It is also built using two different coloured local sandstones, red and white, a feature of several Warwickshire churches that adds greatly to their appeal.
Inside the church is spacious with then nave flanked by aisles and the chancel disappearing beyond the late medieval wooden screen. The chancel contains ancient stalls with ten misericords (mostly fairly plain designs) and a sedilia too high up to be used (owing to the lowering of the floor following the removal of a passageway that once ran beneath the altar).
There is an interesting mixture of stained glass from several studios of the Victorian and Arts & Crafts period, an extensive and varied collection with some particularly notable pieces that reward study.
The church is happily normally open and welcoming to visitors.