Church Of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Church.
Church Of St John
- WRENN ID
- quartered-zinc-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
DEWSBURY CB BOOTHROYD LANE SE 22 SN (Dewsbury Moor)
2/5 Church of St. John
II
Commissioners church in Lancet style. 1823-7 by Thomas Taylor. Ashlar. Stone slate roof with crenellated parapet. Square, 4-tier, diagonally buttressed west tower with crenellated parapet and crocketed pinnacles. 3-light bell chamber openings with Y-tracery. 7-bay heavily buttressed nave. The buttresses continue above the parapet as gabled pinnacles. 2-light lancets with Y-tracery and hood moulds. Small, single bay chancel with large 3-light east window with Y-tracery. Tiny Lady chapel c.1946 on north side of chancel.
Interior: Bay divisions marked by buttresses which support vaulting over windows. Panelled ceiling. West gallery with panelled oak front and elaborately carved frieze. Panelled oak dado to nave and chancel. Octagonal font with small granite colonnettes on clustered pedestal, restored 1927. Very colourful stained glass. East window by Francis Barnett of York. N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1967.
Listing NGR: SE2316021780
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.