St John's Church, Shobdon
The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 14th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1749 and 1752 for John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman, in a Rococo style under the supervision of Bateman's uncle, The Honourable Richard Bateman, a close friend of Horace Walpole, and a member of his Committee of Taste. Simon Jenkins, in his book England's Thousand Best Churches, considers the interior "a complete masterpiece (of) English Rococo," while Brooks and Pevsner describe it as "the finest 18th century church in Herefordshire." It is a Grade I listed building.
Church of St John, Shobdon
The Interior - "a masterpiece of English Rococo"
Another interior view
The East window
John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman
John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1746 to 1784.
Shobdon Court service block