Church Of St John

The Church of St John is a Grade II listed building, constructed in 1839 as a chapel of ease. It was designed by William Walker and built for John Caldecott of Holbrook Grange. The church is made of Flemish bond brick, featuring remnants of a cement wash, a red brick plinth, and artificial stone dressings. Its roof is covered with shaped slates and has coped gable parapets. The structure includes a short chancel, a nave, a north porch, and a south vestry, all designed in a simple Gothic Revival lancet style. The chancel has one bay, while the nave has four bays. Architectural details include a splayed plinth, a moulded sill course, and hood moulds throughout, as well as angle and other buttresses, with the angle buttresses topped by chamfered and gableted pinnacles with moulded finials. The chancel and a similar projection on the west side feature stepped lancets, and above them is a roundel with a blind quatrefoil, displaying a coat of arms to the east and a date to the west. A small artificial stone octagonal turret is located at the west end, adorned with a foliage corbel at the apex of the gable, along with blind gablets and a moulded finial. The porch is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a painted plank door. The nave contains three windows on both the north and south sides. The small vestry features a south lancet window and a later lean-to addition. Inside, the church has a pulpit, pews, and other fittings made of grained wood, all showcasing simple lancet details. The font, dating from 1886, is supported by four granite columns and features an octagonal basin. The east window includes stained glass panels with roundels and a coat of arms, surrounded by clear glass.