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
- bitter-jade-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tameside
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1986
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
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