St. John the Baptist, Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist, rebuilt in 1819 and restored and enlarged in 1870, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing one bell: there are five memorial windows: of the ancient pulpit only a fragment remains, and is now preserved in the chancel wall: numerous monumental tablets are grouped at the west end of the church: there are sittings for 230 persons.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1709, but transcripts of earlier registers, commencing with 1569, exist in the diocesan registry at Gloucester.