Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564NW ST JOHN'S STREET
639-1/3/616 (East side)
07/08/52 Church of St John

GV II*

Parish church. 1841. By William Ranger (c.1800-1863); east end
remodelled 1875 by J Drayton Wyatt. White brick with red brick
to the interior of the high entrance porch within the base of
the tower. Early English style.
PLAN: nave and chancel; north and south aisles, west tower
with spire and entry.
EXTERIOR: the tower is in 2 stepped stages, both with steeply
pointed turrets and flying buttresses, topped by a high
octagonal brick spire. The entrance porch in the lowest stage
has 3 high pointed-arched openings and a recessed doorway. The
clerestory to the nave has 3 stepped lancet windows to each
bay. The north and south aisles have the bays delimited by
stepped buttresses; 2 pointed windows in each bay.
INTERIOR: nave and chancel continuous. Arcades in 7 bays with
slender supporting columns; vaulted timber roof. A blank
arcade at the east end and 3 lancet windows. An ornate marble
font has a cover in Jacobean style.
(BOE: Pevsner N: Radcliffe E: Suffolk: London: 1974-: 145).

Listing NGR: TL8528164677

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545326

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings