St. John the Baptist, Ashley, Staffordshire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist, restored in 1861, is a building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, transept, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 3 bells: the church was enlarged in 1861 by the erection of a chapel on the south side at the expense of the late Thomas Kinnersly esq. of Clough Hall; in this chapel are six beautifully sculptured marble monuments, by Chantrey, Noble, Ternough and other sculptors, to different members of the Kinnersly family: a lady chapel and vestry were added in 1910, and carved oak screens; choir stalls, and a reredos were placed in the chancel; a new organ was also provided, and the church reseated; the whole of the cost, amounting to over £7,000, was defrayed by the late Hon. Frederick George Lindley Meynell, of Hoar Cross (d. 1910): a monument was erected in 1910 in the lady chapel to the late Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram and Charlotte Elizabeth, his wife: on the east side of the chancel are some ancient monuments with effigies of the Lords Gerard of Bromley: there are 350 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1551.

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