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Church of St John the Evangelist

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey, Reading

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Latitude: 51.453 / 51°27'10"N

Longitude: -0.9609 / 0°57'39"W

OS Eastings: 472296

OS Northings: 173176

OS Grid: SU722731

Mapcode National: GBR QPG.7L

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.9RC1

Plus Code: 9C3XF23Q+5J

Entry Name: Church of St John the Evangelist

Listing Date: 24 July 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1113606

English Heritage Legacy ID: 39226

Also known as: Church of Saint John the Evangelist

ID on this website: 101113606

Location: Reading, Berkshire, RG1

County: Reading

Electoral Ward/Division: Abbey

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Reading

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Reading St John the Evangelist and St Stephen

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU 7273
7/354

READING
WATLINGTON STREET (east side)
Church of St John the Evangelist

24.7.74.

GV
II

Church of England. 1872-73 by W.A. Dixon. Large Early English style rock faced Kentish Ragstone church with red Mansfield stone and Bath stone dressings. South-west tower with angle buttresses and two light bell-stage openings. Gargoyles and machicoliation below brick spire with gables. Columned doorway at front of tower with carved lunette and applied crocketted gable over. Tripled west window, stilted arches. Half octagon turrets of different heights flank west front. Tall short nave and chancel, gabled aisle chapels. Stonework around foundation stone excavated in order to remove the foundation stone.

Listing NGR: SU7229673176

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