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St John's Church, Shobdon

Church of England church buildings in HerefordshireDiocese of HerefordGrade I listed churches in HerefordshireRococo architecture in EnglandUse British English from June 2015
Shobdon Church, Herefordshire geograph.org.uk 624427
Shobdon Church, Herefordshire geograph.org.uk 624427

The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 14th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1749 and 1752 for John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman, in a Rococo style under the supervision of Bateman's uncle, The Honourable Richard Bateman, a close friend of Horace Walpole, and a member of his Committee of Taste. Simon Jenkins, in his book England's Thousand Best Churches, considers the interior "a complete masterpiece (of) English Rococo," while Brooks and Pevsner describe it as "the finest 18th century church in Herefordshire." It is a Grade I listed building.

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St John the Evangelist (Shobdon Parish Church)

B4362
HR6 9LY
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