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Black and white view of a church featuring a stone tower with crenellations and walls with a distinct chequered pattern.

Papworth St Agnes (RCHM)

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes

History of St John the Baptist

Listed Building

Parish church. 1530; but almost completely rebuilt in 1852-4 and west tower 1848.

Dora Tack wrote at length about the church in Whispering Elms.

A stone church with a battlemented tower sits behind a row of gravestones in a grassy churchyard under overhanging tree limbs.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes, Sperling graves in foreground

A stone church with a square tower, arched stained-glass windows, and a porch, seen behind blurred bare tree branches.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

The stone and flint wall of a church with gothic-arched windows and buttresses stands next to a lawn beneath tall trees.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

The stone church tower features a checkered flint facade, a arched doorway, a tall Gothic window, and a clock under the battlements.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

Stone church tower with battlements, a Gothic arched window, and carved stone animal heads projecting from the corners.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

The side of a stone church with a tile roof, featuring patterned masonry, three Gothic windows, and a central arched door.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

A flint and stone church with a battlemented tower and tall arched windows seen from the south side against a blue sky.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

A watercolor drawing of a stone church with a checkered exterior, arched windows, and a partially dilapidated roof.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes

Interior of a church with rows of wooden chairs, a stone pulpit, a dark timber vaulted ceiling, and a decorated Christmas tree.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

Stained glass window features a central panel with two figures and Biblical text, flanked by clear leaded diamond panes.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

A painted wooden board with an arched top displays the Ten Commandments from the Book of Exodus in black, archaic lettering.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

A white marble memorial plaque with black lettering mounted on a dark stone background inside St John the Baptist church.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

A document listing names of Papworth St Agnes residents who served in the armed forces, framed with decorative leaf motifs.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

An information board displaying text and images documenting the history and restoration of the Papworth Saint Agnes Roll of Honour.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

Document containing text and two photographs of a ruined stone church with a checkered gable and missing roof tiles.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

An information sheet with text about church history and a photo of St John the Baptist, showing stone walls and a graveyard.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

An information sheet featuring two photographs of St John the Baptist church, one showing tower scaffolding, one the interior.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

An information board showing a checkerboard-patterned church north door with headstones below and a stone gargoyle on a tower.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

Information board text describing St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes, including an inset photograph of a stone monument.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

An information sheet with text and three photographs showing a person working on a church clock and interior church details.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

Information sign on a light background containing text about the history and management of the Church of Saint John the Baptist.

St John the Baptist, Papworth St Agnes (RGL2025)

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