‘Diocese’ EXHIBITION An exploration in photographs of churches in the Diocese of Worcester, by MARTIN AND MAGDA JONES Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester 1. Bromsgrove Deanery: 7 road trips exploring the churches, art The Bridge, Headless and architecture of the Diocese of Cross; and Droitwich Deanery: Hanbury Worcester 2. Evesham Deanery: Kington, Dormston, Inkberrow, Cookhill 3. Pershore Deanery: Ashton-under-Hill, 1 Beckford, Overbury, Alstone and Teddington 7 4. Pershore Deanery: 6 Bredon, Eckington, Defford and Besford. 2 5. Upton Deanery: St Mary Ripple and Malvern Deanery: St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern. 6. Martley and Worcester West Deanery: Lower Sapey, Harpley, Clifton 4 upon Teme 5 7. Stourport Deanery: Great Witley; 3 (plus Hereford Diocese: Edvin Loach, Edvin Ralph and Brockhampton) Exterior: The Bridge, Headless Cross Ceiling, The Bridge Circular Window, The Bridge St John and St Paul, The Bridge Road Trip 1. Bromsgrove Deanery: The Bridge, Headless Cross; and Hanbury Droitwich Deanery: Altar, The Bridge
Exterior, St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury Ceiling, Hanbury Chancel Arch, Hanbury
Nave and Gallery, Hanbury Porch circular window, Hanbury Organ, Hanbury The south porch of St Tower at St Boot Carved wooden benches at the back of A Tudor chair with Nicholas, Dormston, Nicholas, scraper at the nave with simple shaped and carved back by the Worcestershire. Dormston Dormston moulded ends, probably 16th century. altar. Road Trip 2. Evesham Deanery: Dormston , Kington Inkberrow , St James’ The kneelers at A ‘muniments chest’, St ‘The desert shall rejoice and , Cookhill Kington. St James’, Kington James, Kington blossom’ – window, Kington.
Porch, St Peter, Inkberrow Effigy of John Savage, Inkberrow Village Life, The Old Bull at Inkberrow, Inkberrow inspiration for ‘The Archers’.
St Paul’s, Cookhill Window, Cookhill Nave and chancel at St Paul’s, Altar at St Paul’s, Cookhill. Cookhill. ‘Jesus boat’, the parish symbol. Ashton-Under-Hill prayer cross. St Barbara’s, Ashton-Under-Hill Yew Tree trunk at St Barbara’s. Road Trip 3. Pershore Deanery: Ashton-under-Hill, Beckford, Overbury Alstone , Lych gate memorial, St John the Baptist, Beckford The 12th century tympanum, Two demons and St John the Baptist, Beckford Beckford and centaur Teddington
Roof timbers in the chancel at St St Nicholas, Teddington Epiphany scene , St Nicholas Nicholas, Teddington Altar cloth at St Nicholas, Teddington
St Margaret’s, Alstone The pheasant topiary St St Faith’s Church, Overbury East Window at St Faith’s, Overbury Margaret’s, Alstone Pulpit, St Giles Adoration of the Magi Medieval tomb and Easter Medieval floor tiles, St Giles Organ, St Priests Chair, St Giles window, St Giles garden location, St Giles Giles
Exterior, Holy Trinity, Eckington Altar, Eckington Old clock Hymn Parish Chest, Eckington Tie beam roof, Eckington mechanism, board, Eckington Eckington
Exterior, Defford Tie Beam Roof,Defford Parish Chest, Defford Key Stone, Defford Church Key, Defford Road Trip 4. Pershore Deanery: Bredon, Eckington , Defford and Exterior, Besford Knight’s Knight’s tomb by altar, Rood loft, Besford Besford regalia, Besford . Besford Exterior: St Mary, Ripple Gravestone, St Mary, Ripple Misericords and hassocks, St Misericords, St Mary, Ripple Mary, Ripple
Road Trip 5. Upton Deanery: St Mary, Ripple; Malvern Deanery: St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern (Great Malvern Priory)
Tom Denny window, Malvern East window, Exterior, Great Malvern Priory Malvern
Medieval Vaulted ceiling, Great Malvern Priory Starred ceiling, Great Malvern tiles, Knotsford monument, Malvern. Malvern Exterior: Harpley Font cover, Harpley
Road Trip 6. Martley and Worcester West Deanery: Harpley Sapey , Lower Old St Bartholomew, Lower Sapey , Clifton upon Window, Old St Bartholomew, Lower Sapey Teme
Double lych gate, Clifton
Elisabeth Taylor Window: John the Baptist Sir Ralf Wysham effigy, Clifton Door knocker, Clifton gravestone, Clifton baptises Jesus, Clifton The Ascension, Witley Church by St Michael and The reredos and altar, Witley The chessboard Witley Court, an English Antonio Bellucci All Angels, Witley patterned aisle Heritage property Road Trip 7. Stourport Deanery Great Witley Diocese: ; (plus Hereford The ruined Old Church, St Mary, Edvin Loach, Ceiling at St Mary’s Edvin Loach, Edvin Loach built in 1860 Edvin Loach Edvin Ralph and Brockhampton )
Approach to Edvin Ralph St Michael and All Angels, Edvin Ralph The beautiful altar and reredos at St Michael, Edvin Ralph
Gatehouse and Manor House at Leaded windows of the Manor Ruins of a Inside the Norman Chapel at Brockhampton Brockhampton Estate (Nat Trust) House Norman Chapel