The Church

Great Witley Church

The Church

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The Church in 1762
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As the parish church for the villages of Great Witley and Little Witley it is used regularly for services, concerts and other events.

photo ŠR.J.L Smith

	The church is the only one of its kind in the country. Its late baroque style is more usually found in southern Germany and Italy.
	In recent years, this church has become part of a larger United Benefice which includes the neighbouring parishes of Shrawley, Astley and Abberley.

Whilst Witley Court was inhabited, the church was used regularly, but after the fire at the Court in 1937 most services were held in the chapel in the village. The church suffered a period of neglect until the dedicated efforts of parishoners in recent years helped restore the building to its former glory.

Š www.greatwitleychurch.org.uk
Britain's finest Baroque Church. St. Michael and All Angels Church, Great Witley, A443 Worcester - Tenbury Wells road, 10 miles north-west of Worcester. As the parish church for the villages of Great Witley and Little Witley it is used regularly for services and concerts. The church is open to visitors daily. The church, now almost fully restored, displays a splendour which is unique amongst country churches in Britain, with exquisite gilded decorations throughout, numerous paintings by Antonio Bellucci, ten painted glass windows depicting scenes from the New Testament, highly decorative carving and a large monument by Rysbrack. It also has a fine organ, its case being from the instrument on which Handel played. Many musicians consider its acoustics for music to be as fine as any building of its size outside London