Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Tameside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1986. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tameside
Country
England
Date first listed
6 February 1986
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed church built between 1849 and 1850 for the Church Commissioners by E.H. Shellard, with the tower added in 1878. It is constructed from snecked stone and features a graduated slate roof. The church consists of a nave, aisles, chancel, and a west tower. The aisles are four bays long, and the chancel has two bays. Each bay of the aisles has a weathered buttress, a stone plinth, and a two-light window with bar tracery. There is a porch in the first bay. The chancel has diagonal buttresses and a three-light east window. The tower is three stages high and includes an octagonal corner stair turret, which is slightly later in date and topped by a small spire. The tower also features a stone plinth, diagonal buttresses, lancet openings, a clock, two-light belfry openings, and a castellated parapet with gargoyles.

Inside, the church has octagonal columns for the nave arcade with moulded bases and capitals. The chancel arch is double-chamfered, and the roof features arch-braced trusses with a wagon roof in the chancel. The royal coat of arms is displayed above the west door.

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