[3] Arches from the interior of this building were removed in the 18th century to form an eye-catcher in the grounds of Shobdon Court, the Bateman family home.

[1] Bateman's uncle was a friend of Horace Walpole and many members of their circle have been suggested as possible designers, including William Kent, Daniel Garrett, Stephen Wright, John Vardy, Richard Bentley, William Robinson and Henry Flitcroft.

[2] The style is clearly influenced by the contemporary Strawberry Hill House and the works of Batty Langley.

[3] The exterior does not anticipate the "icing-sugar whiteness"[2] of the interior, with "Gothick, Rococo even Chinoiserie flourishes.

"[1] The Shobdon Arches is an eyecatcher created in the park at the time of the re-modelling of the interior of the church.