Fri 11 Sep 26
Fri 11 Sep:1100 - 1500, Church Service 1200 - 1245; Sat 12 Sep:1100 - 1500; Mon 14 Sep:1100 - 1500; Tues 15 Sep:1100 - 1500; Wed 16 Sep:1000 - 1600, Church Service 1000 - 1045. Please see separate HODs entries for a series of special events for today. Â ; Thu 17 Sep:1100 - 1500; Fri 18 Sep:1100 -1500, Church Service 1200 - 1245; Sat 19 Sep:1100 - 1500; Free Entry.
St. John the Baptist Church, Vicars Lane, Chester CH1 1QX
Heritage Open Day: The historic church of St John's is open daily during HODs from 11am–3pm (except Sundays). We also have a series of special events on Wednesday 16th September (see separate HODs entries). Open daily during HODs, the church of St John the Baptist has a history that spans the centuries with origins from before the Norman conquest as an important Saxon Minster. It was founded when Chester was part of the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Adjacent to Chester’s Roman amphitheatre, it is on a site that is believed to be associated with worship from very dawn of Christianity in the British Isles.
Our rich history includes occupation by parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War as part of the siege of royalist Chester...
