Church of St John is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1967. Church.
Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-quoin-flax
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1967
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John, Sarn Road, Threapwood
- OS grid reference
- SJ 440 453
- Coordinates
- 53.00235, -2.83589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John is a Grade II* listed building, originally built as an extraparochial chapel in 1815. It is constructed of brick with a slate roof and features a rectangular Georgian design. The west end has pedimented gables and brick pilaster strips at the corners, flanking a central timber doorcase with a moulded pediment. A brick band runs along the eaves, and gable modillions are present. The east end is plain, while the north and south sides are symmetrical, each featuring five windows with stone sills, brick heads, and iron glazing bars, along with two windows on either side of the door. Above the door is a blind window, and the door itself has a moulded timber doorcase. The brick plinth is chamfered and has moulded stone caps at the corners. An octagonal open cupola is located at the west end, topped with an ogival lead roof and a finial.
Inside, the church has iron galleries with timber rail around three walls, supported by iron columns. At the west end, there is a pedimented panelled timber niche with scroll brackets above the door. The church features a similar iron altar rail and front to the pews, with two box pews at the sides of the altar designated for the patrons, the Broughton and Kenyon families, which have brass name plates. The panelled timber reredos is divided into three parts, displaying the Lord's Prayer and the Credo on the left and right, with an excerpt from Exodus in the central panel. A moulded cornice continues as the base of the gallery, and there is an octagonal pulpit and reading desk. The church is also adorned with two brass chandeliers dated 1817.
Local climate
Church of St John receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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