Church Of St John The Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1966. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church Of St John The Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- sombre-obsidian-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1966
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 60 NE 8/84
WESTHOUGHTON Wingates CHORLEY ROAD (north side) Church of St. John the Evangelist
9/8/66
II Church. 1858-9. By G. Shaw. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Nave, chancel and north vestry. Six-bay nave is wide, with low walls; two-light traceried windows between weathered buttresses. South gabled porch with segmental-pointed entrance and light over. West end has three-light window with pentangle in roundel and two trefoil-headed windows; two small buttresses. Bell cote to gable. Chancel has diagonal buttresses flanking three-light east window. South side has window of trefoil-headed lights with trefoils above and Y-tracery window flanking entrance with shouldered lintel. North lean-to vestry has triple pointed lights and entrance; brick stack on stone base.
Interior: roof has braced collar roof with pendants and wind braces. West gallery probably moved forward during late C20 alterations to make vestries and meeting room. Chancel has arch-braced roof, wainscotting and traceried reredos. C19 stained glass, good to east and south.
Listing NGR: SD6519307359
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