St John The Baptist, Church Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 16 August 2017

A "heart coffin" dating from the 12th or 13th Century. It was common practice to remove the heart of those who died away for burial in his or her home town, especially in respect of crusaders who died in the Holy Land. This heart coffin is decorated with hearts and winged angels; the lid (and heart!) is missing.

The church of St John the Baptist dates from the 12th Century, but construction is chiefly from the 14th and 15th Centuries; it is another church on which the Victorian architect Gilbert Scott worked. In the churchyard is the base of an ancient preaching cross, and inside, the WW1 memorial bears int. al. the name of Captain Noel Chavasse, one of only three servicemen to earn two Victoria Crosses.