Description

STOKE ROW SU68SE 6/146 Church of St. John the Evangelist

GV II

Church. c.1846. By R.C. Hussey. Knapped flint with stone dressings; Welsh slate roof; wood shingles to roof of tower. 4-bay nave with north tower. Early English lancet style. Central double plank door with 2-centred arch and hood-mould to right return with triple lancet window above. Lancet to each bay between stepped buttresses. Tower of 3 stages to left of centre. Plank door with shouldered surround to centre of first stage. Lancet with clock face above to second stage. Louvred lancet to principal faces of octagonal third stage. Octagonal pyramidal roof with wind-vane. East window: 2 lancets with cartwheel tracery rose window above. Interior: Reredos of continuous hood-mould over 6 lancet arches all with slate panels painted with texts, except lancet windows with early C20 stained glass to left and right of centre, C19 stained glass to rose window above. Mid C19 quatrefoil arcade altar rail, mid C19 pews and pulpit. Mid C19 stone font with octagonal base and chamfered sides. Coupled rafter roof with arch bracing. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.789).

Listing NGR: SU6780584011

External Links

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