Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1965. Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- weathered-banister-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1965
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Street, Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe, DE12 7PX
- OS grid reference
- SK 314 139
- Coordinates
- 52.72232, -1.53526
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Evangelist, built in 1838, features fine ashlar blocks marked by tool marks and has a slate roof. It is designed in the 'Lancet' style, with a west tower comprising three stages, a broad nave with six windows, and a shallow altar chapel. The church has buttresses between hooded lancets and overall stepped angle buttresses. The buttresses on the nave and chapel create ogee turret heads with foliage finials, although the finials on the chapel are missing. The west door has a drop arch, with a lancet window above it, various slits, lancet bell-openings, and battlements.
Inside, the church has plastered walls and roof, with painted trusses and some braces that form drop and four-centred arches. There is likely a contemporary west gallery with an arcaded front and a font. Original box pews are located on either side of the nave, with central open pews and slightly later choir stalls. The mid-19th century pulpit was enlarged in 1897. The last bay of the nave leads to a raised chancel with a wide drop arch and altar chapel. The east end features three lancet windows divided by two columns, with stained glass dating from around 1920 by Jones and Willis. A plaque from 1938 commemorates the church's centenary.
Local climate
Church of St John the Evangelist receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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