Museum St John's, Stanton, Suffolk IP31 2XD

St John's has a prominent position on a high spur above the valley of the River Stanton.

The church is built of flint with limestone.  The two windows on the north side are the original 14th century openings and the east window is in the decorated style of the 14th century.  The 15th century porch has a chequerboard pattern.  The crow stepped gable on the chancel dates from the rebuilding in 1616.  Such gables are usually found on 17th century houses.  The plaque refers to Rector George Bidwell 1811 - 65.

The upper south walls show the 19th century repair and reused stone and the windows in the north wall are Victoria copies of the 14th century windows. 

This evocative, partially ruined flint church has a bold tower which had four bells, one of which is now in the campanile tower at St Francis in Ipswich and another is at St James Cathedral in Bury.  St John's has fabulous 14th century windows and is an opportunity to see a medieval church  without any fixtures and fittings. 

The churchyard is an oasis of trees in unhedged farmland and the floor of the roofless nave and chancel is carpeted with grass.