Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church built between 1741 and 1744 by architect J Garlive, with the chancel added in 1879 by A Darbyshire. It is constructed of brick with stone dressings and has a slate roof. The church features a west tower, a galleried nave that is designed as two storeys, and a shallow chancel.

The exterior includes a four-stage west tower with a west doorway, a round-arched window above, and a round-arched bell chamber light in the upper stage, along with a clock below. The parapet is adorned with modillion brackets and is swept between urns at the corners. The two-storeyed nave has a stone plinth, angle quoins, and a string course, with a parapet that alternates between solid and balustraded panels. There are four round-arched upper windows and three below, with a doorway to the southwest in a pedimented case featuring a rusticated architrave and a round-arched inner door. A similar doorway is located on the northwest side. The shallow chancel has a tripartite window and is flanked by an organ chamber to the north, which may be a later addition, and late 20th-century work to the south.

Inside, the nave features a classical arcade of four bays supported by Tuscan columns on high bases, carrying semicircular arches. There is a gallery to the west, north, and south, with wood panelling. High console brackets define the squared chancel arch. A low stone wall with a cast-iron rail and an integral wood and cast-iron pulpit separates the chancel. The wood panelling in the chancel, likely a late 19th-century addition, is in a classical style with a dado and cornice, divided by fluted pilasters.

The church contains stained glass, including a triple window to the east from 1861 that depicts the Baptism of Christ. The windows in the north and south aisles form a series in a Renaissance style, illustrating scenes from the Old and New Testaments, and are dated 1868, 1895, 1919, and 1921, signed by Heaton Butler and Bayne.