Festival Heritage Walk - St John's Church, Shottesbrooke

Monday 22nd September, 2:30pm - St John's Church, Shottesbrooke

Built in 1377 it is one of only three collegiate churches in Berkshire – the others being St George’s Windsor and St Leonard’s Wallingford.The design is thought to be so typical of its time that it has been copied a number of times, notably at Kingswood Church, Surrey. The Victorian architect,William Butterfield, who designed Keble College, Oxford, wrote a book about the church and its design.

The Lord of the Manor of Shottesbrooke was one of the very few Saxons who survived the redistribution of land at the Conquest and, to this day, retains the right of refreshing the crown at each coronation.

Shottesbrooke Park, in whose grounds the church is situated, is the headquarters of the Landmark Trust.

Tickets: £5, £2 for accompanied children under 16
The ticket price includes a contribution to the Church.
Code: W22p
Duration 1hr