Church Of St John Evangelist

The Church of St John Evangelist was built between 1878 and 1879 by architect J.L. Pearson. It is constructed from tooled ashlar red sandstone and features a red tile roof. The church is designed in a later 13th-century style and includes a four-bay nave with a north aisle, a two-bay chancel, a vestry, a central tower, and north transepts.

On the south side, there is a gabled buttressed porch at the left end, which is accessed by 11 steps. The entrance features a two-centred double-chamfered arch supported by colonnettes. The nave windows are designed with two lights and quatrefoil plate tracery. The broad and sturdy tower separates the nave from the chancel and has a taller window in its lowest stage, a clock in the middle stage, and pairs of moulded two-light louvred bell openings in the top stage, all topped with a line of corbelling. The plain parapet above is adorned with a delicate band of ball ornament and triangular coping. The chancel contains lancet windows, and the east end features a trio of tall windows with Y-tracery and a pair of blocked quatrefoils above.

Inside, there is a four-bay arcade leading to the north aisle, with columns that become more ornate as they approach the sanctuary, transitioning from round to multi-shafted. The aisle and nave windows have splayed reveals, and the nave has a wagon roof. The crossing arches are supported by clusters of colonnettes. The chancel includes simple sedilia and an oak reredos, and there is a Willis organ located in the transept. The square font, featuring quatrefoils, likely originates from the earlier church built in 1835.