St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash

St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash, is a church in the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is on Thomas Lane[1] and was built 1834–6.

St John the Evangelist's Church, Knotty Ash
St John the Evangelist's Church, Knotty Ash
53.41625°N 2.891717°W / 53.41625; -2.891717
LocationKnotty Ash, Liverpool,
Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Architect(s)Williams and Edwards
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1834
Completed1836
Administration
ParishKnotty Ash
DeaneryHuyton
ArchdeaconryLiverpool
DioceseLiverpool
ProvinceYork
Laity
Music group(s)Damascus Road

The architects were Williams and Edwards[2] and it was built by Richard and Paul Barker[3] of Huyton in red ashlar sandstone.[4] There is a narrow west tower with recessed spire and thin polygonal buttresses. It has tall church sides with three light perpendicular windows and thin buttresses. The taller chancel with south chapel is an 1890 addition by Aldridge and Deacon. There is an excellent late 19th century Celtic cross in the churchyard, finely carved. The churchyard contains war graves of three soldiers, a Royal Navy sailor and a Royal Air Force officer of World War I and three soldiers and an airman of World War II.[5]

Images
  • Nave towards the chancel
  • West end and tower
  • Celtic cross

See also

References
  1. "St. John the Evangelist Knotty Ash". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  2. "St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash:: OS grid SJ4091 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square!". Geograph.org.uk. 2006-02-18. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  3. "History". Stjohns-knottyash.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  4. "North Liverpool: Knotty Ash, West Derby and Croxteth". Allertonoak.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  5. CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
  • The Buildings of England; Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West; by Richard Pollard and Nikolaus Pevsner ISBN 0 300 109105
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