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A hidden gem in Bath.

The architect Charles Hansom, designer of fifty Catholic churches in the country and brother of Joseph Aloysius Hansom, the designer of the Hansom cab, regarded St John’s as his best and most rewarding work.

Peace, quiet and contemplation under one historic roof.

For over a thousand years, a church has served the community we now know as Bathwick.

The abbey was built on the site of the pivotal Battle of Hastings, and contains the traditional location of King Harold's death.

A memorial church to a bloody battle.

An unusual and fascinating church, effectively a medieval church encased in a Georgian red brick shell in 1758, St Swithins still holds many treasures inside its walls and the trouble taken to obtain the key and open the Norman west door is well worth the effort.

Unlike the quiet side street you will tread to visit the church today, way back in the 12th century the wharf was just below the church was a busy inland port, with sailors and merchants busily going about their business.