Church of St John the Baptist, Strensham

2013-06-26

A dazzling interior

This handsome square-towered church stands on a rise above its two villages now separated by the M5, looking across the River Avon to Bredon Hill in the east and to the Malverns in the west.

The weathered tower and simple exterior do not prepare one for the dazzling interior, which includes:

• a Norman tub font;
• 16th-century pews;
• a spectacular screen with painted panels;
• Medieval floor tiles;
• four centuries of family monuments.