St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsley

St John the Evangelist's Church is in Hollow Lane, Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with those of Christ Church, Crowton, and St John the Evangelist, Norley.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsley
St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsley
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 548 750
LocationHollow Lane, Kingsley, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Evangelist, Kingsley
History
StatusParish church
DedicationJohn the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated6 December 1985
Architect(s)George Gilbert Scott
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1849
Completed1850
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ParishKingsley
DeaneryFrodsham
ArchdeaconryChester
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Peter Rugen

History

The church was built in 1849–50 to a design by George Gilbert Scott.[4] A grant of £150 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2019)[5] was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[3]

Architecture

St John's is constructed in red sandstone rubble, and has grey slate roofs. Its architectural style is that of the late 13th century. The plan consists of a nave with a south porch and a short north aisle, a chancel with a north sacristy, and a west tower with a spire.[2] The tower is embraced by two chambers that are not part of the aisle.[4] The tower rises for a single stage above the nave; it has angle buttresses, triangular bell openings with tracery consisting of three circles, and a corbel table. The spire is splay-footed, with lucarnes on the cardinal sides, and clock faces on three of the oblique sides. The windows are lancets containing Geometric tracery.[2]

Inside the church is a timber three-bay arcade. At the west end is a baptistry with an octagonal font. The reredos is in stone with polished granite columns.[2] The wrought iron screen is dated 1913. The stained glass in the east window, dating from 1880, is by Clayton and Bell.[4] The church has an electronic organ that replaced a former pipe organ made by Harrison & Harrison.[6]

See also

References
  1. St John the Evangelist, Kingsley, Church of England, retrieved 12 February 2012
  2. Historic England, "Church of St John, Kingsley (1253560)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 February 2012
  3. Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 419, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  5. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved February 2, 2020
  6. "NPOR D05854", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020
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