Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/06/2014

SD 90 SE
1/102

MOSSLEY
CARRHILL ROAD (north-west side)
Church of St. John the Baptist

(Formerly listed under CARHILL ROAD)

GV
II
Church. 1878-9. Wild and Collins. Rock-faced stone with
ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave and chancel under one
roof with south aisle, south-west tower, south vestry and
north porch. 6-bay nave and 2-bay chancel, separated on
north only by a taller buttress. 2-light nave and aisle
windows with geometrical tracery between weathered
buttresses. Cusped circular clerestory window. 5-light
east window, geometrical tracery. Twin-gabled vestry.
Coped gables. 3-stage tower with east door, angled
weathered buttresses, 2 lancet belfry openings and a broach
spire. Interior: aisle has been partitioned off to form a
chapel. Chamfered-arch nave arcade on circular columns with
moulded bases and capitals. Arch-braced roof trusses.
Polygonal stone font. Stained glass.

Listing NGR: SD9761502994

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26639095

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Recommended Books

• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)