Description

DARRINGTON JACKSON LANE
SE41NE
Wentbridge
7/21
Church of St. John
11.12.1967
the Evangelist
(formerly listed as
Church of St. John)
- II
Church. 1878, by Sir Arthur Blomfield. Rock-faced magnesian limestone, red
tile roofs. Small building of cruciform plan, with crossing tower. In C12
northern French style. Short buttressed 3-bay nave; gabled south porch to
lst-bay has 2-centred arched outer doorway with set-in shafts which have
stiff-leaf capitals (now heavily eroded), and deeply-undercut moulding to the
arch with dogtooth decoration, and a hoodmould; above the door, a lozenge
carved with the emblem of the Evangelist; small coupled lancets in each side
wall. Nave has single and coupled lancets with hoodmoulds. Transepts have
tall coupled lancets with quatrefoils above and gable copings with apex
crosses. South transept has a 2-centred arched moulded doorway on east side.
Short apsidal chancel has a sill band and a single lancet in each side.
Crossing tower of one stage has three deeply-recessed lancet belfry louvres
in each side, with linked hoodmoulds, steeply-pitched pyramidal roof.
Interior has rib-vaulted crossing and apse.

Listing NGR: SE4906217395

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26428883

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