Wed 16 Sep 26
Wed 16 Sep:14:00 - 16:00; Free Entry.
St. John the Baptist's Church, Little St. John Street, Vicar's Lane, Chester CH1 1QX
Heritage Open Day: Join Simon to venture into St John’s Chapter House and discover its medieval sandstone vaulting and ancient artefacts including a collection of carved stone bosses. Situated next to the eastern ruins, the Chapter House was the meeting place of the clergy when St John’s was a collegiate church. As such a church, worship was through a college of canons – a non-monastic community of clergy.
The eastern ruins of the church and the unused Chapter House are a legacy of the Reformation. The eastern part of St John’s was demolished in the 16th century. After the Dissolution it became a parish church, but the building was too big for just its parishioners.
*Please note that the Chapter House being open is subject to suitable weather and may not be open if wet...
