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Latitude: 51.6292 / 51°37'45"N
Longitude: 0.0334 / 0°2'0"E
OS Eastings: 540838
OS Northings: 194220
OS Grid: TQ408942
Mapcode National: GBR MD.TB8
Mapcode Global: VHHMY.J9JX
Plus Code: 9F32J2HM+M9
Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist, Buckhurst Hill
Listing Date: 29 May 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1337256
English Heritage Legacy ID: 118632
ID on this website: 101337256
Location: St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill, Epping Forest, Essex, IG9
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Civil Parish: Buckhurst Hill
Built-Up Area: Redbridge
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex
Church of England Parish: Buckhurst Hill St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
Tagged with: Church building
TQ 49 SW LOUGHTON HIGH ROAD,
4/1 Buckhurst Hill,
Church of St. John the
Baptist
II
Parish church, C19. Stone, part coursed, part random, with slate roofs. Nave
consecrated 1837, N aisle, N chapel and chancel 1865, S aisle 1870, extension
and SW spire 1879, W front 1892. The chancel has an E window of 5 trefoiled
lights with tracery under a 4-centred arch, and N and S'windows of 2 trefoiled
lights with segmental-pointed arches. To the W of these on the N side there
is an arcade of 2 2-centred arches with brown marble shaft and capital of
naturalistic foliage into the N chapel, and on the S side a single 2-centred
arch with engaged shafts and naturalistic floriate capitals into the organ-
chamber. The chancel arch is 2-centred and moulded. A richly carved timber
screen has been moved from its original position in the chancel arch further
E into the chancel. The roof of the chancel is in 3 bays with arch-braced
collars. The nave has 2 arcades of 5 bays with 2-centred arches and capitals
of naturalistic foliate designs, all different, except the 2 most westerly
capitals of the N arcade which are moulded. The N aisle is low, with a lean-to
roof, the S aisle high, with a pitched roof. The W window has 5 trefoiled
lights and a 2-centred arch. The roof of the nave is of hammerbeam construction
with arched braces of 4-centred curvature. The glass is of various styles and
dates; one window of the N aisle has glass of Pre-Raphaelite character.
Listing NGR: TQ4083894220
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