Description

SJ 56 NW ASHTON C.P. CHURCH ROAD
(West Side)

3/2 Church of St John
Evangelist.

GV II

Church: 1849 by Shellard at the expense of William Atkinson, vestry
added and chancel altered in 1900 by Douglas and Minshull, north
chapel of 1932 by Theodore Fyfe. Tooled ashlar buff sandstone.
Lakeland green slate roof. 4-bay nave and 2-bay chancel, north aisle
and chapel in separate range, south porch and vestry, 3-stage west
tower and spire. Gabled south porch with angle buttresses has moulded
pointed arched doorcase with label mould. Nave and aisle have bays
divided by buttresses and 2-light windows with cinquefoil-headed
lights and panel tracery. Label moulds, alternately on carved head
corbels. Octagonal vestry with flat roof has chamfered rectangular
windows. Similar windows in chancel and a 4-light east window with
the same detailing. Tower has a plinth, diagonal buttresses, plain
bands at each floor, and an embattled parapet. Stair turret projects
at north-east corner. 3-light west window with transom, clock in 2nd
stage and a 3-light louvred bell opening. Recessed spire with
beading along the arrises, and lucarnes.
Interior: simple with 4-bay arcade to north aisle on octagonal
piers. Arch-braced collar roof. Chancel arch on engaged
colonnettes. Chancel has similar but painted roof. Aisle chapel
dedicated to the memory of Ernest Johnson has a barrel vaulted ceiling
with ribs and a flattened apsidal end with the vault sprung from
colonnettes. Pulpit in Art Nouveau manner with pierced sprays of
roses. (Pevsner and Hubbard).

Listing NGR: SJ5071469811

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashton Hayes at Wikipedia
• St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashton Hayes official website
• Wikidata Q7593767

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments