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Latitude: 53.5239 / 53°31'26"N
Longitude: -2.4902 / 2°29'24"W
OS Eastings: 367595
OS Northings: 403138
OS Grid: SD675031
Mapcode National: GBR CW1P.NH
Mapcode Global: WH980.QPCC
Plus Code: 9C5VGGF5+HW
Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist
Listing Date: 15 July 1966
Last Amended: 27 July 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1068475
English Heritage Legacy ID: 213476
ID on this website: 101068475
Location: Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46
County: Wigan
Electoral Ward/Division: Atherton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Atherton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Atherton and Hindsford
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
ATHERTON MARKET STREET
SD 60 SE
(north side)
2/8 Church of St John the Baptist
(formerly listed as church of
15/7/66 St John Market Place)
G.V. II
Church. 1879. By Paley and Austin. Dressed stone, ashlar
dressings and clay tile roof. Nave, clerestory and aisles
with south-west tower; chancel flanked by side chapel and 2-
storey vestry. Gothic Revival in Decorated style. 5-bay
nave and 2-bay chancel all under a continuous roof. The
aisles have weathered buttresses, 4-light windows with
Decorated tracery and hoodmoulds on the south and 3-light
flat-headed windows on the north. Square clerestory lights.
The chancel has a 6-light transomed window above fleuron
motifs in a chequered panel. The buttress to its right
includes an enriched statue niche. 2-storey organ chamber
and vestry with octagonal corner turret. 7-light west
window. Coped gables and eaves parapet. The monumental 4-
stage castellated tower stands outside the south aisle. It
has octagonal piers at each corner which rise as conically
roofed pinnacles, a 4-light window above the door, clock
faces on the third stage and 3-light belfry openings below a
statue in canopied niche. Interior: clustered columns with
moulded capitals and bases support a double-chamfered nave
arcade. The whole is faced in ashlar. Hammer-beam roof
trusses. Sedilia and piscina. Timberwork includes stalls,
pews, organ casing and intricately carved choir screen.
Alabaster font and stone pulpit. Stained glass; east window
Kempe, 1896. An imposing building which exhibits fine
craftsmanship both inside and out.
Listing NGR: SD6759503138
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