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Latitude: 52.6852 / 52°41'6"N
Longitude: -0.4685 / 0°28'6"W
OS Eastings: 503624
OS Northings: 310820
OS Grid: TF036108
Mapcode National: GBR FVD.NDF
Mapcode Global: WHGLQ.SR3V
Plus Code: 9C4XMGPJ+3J
Entry Name: Church of St John
Listing Date: 6 June 1961
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1320352
English Heritage Legacy ID: 187226
Also known as: Church of St John the Evangelist, Ryhall
ID on this website: 101320352
Location: St John's Church, Ryhall, Rutland, PE9
County: Rutland
Civil Parish: Ryhall
Built-Up Area: Ryhall
Traditional County: Rutland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Rutland
Church of England Parish: Ryhall St John Evangelist
Church of England Diocese: Peterborough
Tagged with: Church building
TF 0210-0310 RYHALL CHURCH STREET
9/138 (west side)
6.6.61
Church of St John
GV
I
Church, c.1200 in origin, C13 tower and spire, C14 porch. Mostly C15 otherwise,
restored 1857. Consists of 3-bay nave and aisles, 2-bay chancel, south porch; west
tower and spire, north vestry of ashlar. Roofs not visible (probably of lead).
3-stage west tower with flat corner buttresses, string courses between storeys and
table of corbel heads at the top lit by lancets and with 2-light bell-openings, of
Y tracery on shafts with shaft-rings and nail-head decoration between. Octogonal
broach spire has gabled lucarnes at the base of each cardinal side, with tracery
similar to that of the bell-openings, whilst the other sides have smaller, blocked
lucarnes with nail-head decoration. Embattled south porch has arched entrance with
open cusping, on embattled capitals. Later 3-light window over, with round cusped
heads beneath hood mould,and small 2-light Decorated windows to east and west. C15
aisles and chancel; window tracery mostly recut. Interior has 3-bay nave arcade of
pointed double-chamfered arches carried on cylindrical columns with waterleaf
capitals. C13 tower arch and chancel arch. C15 clerestory and roof carried on
corbel heads. Chancel, with C19 roof, contains C14 2-seat sedilia with nodding ogee
canopies.
Listing NGR: TF0362410820
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