Church Of St John is a Grade II* listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. A Victorian Parish church.
Church Of St John
- WRENN ID
- spare-groin-jackdaw
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1952
- Type
- Parish church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BURY ST EDMUNDS
TL8564NW ST JOHN'S STREET 639-1/3/616 (East side) 07/08/52 Church of St John
GV II*
Parish church. 1841. By William Ranger (c.1800-1863); east end remodelled 1875 by J Drayton Wyatt. White brick with red brick to the interior of the high entrance porch within the base of the tower. Early English style. PLAN: nave and chancel; north and south aisles, west tower with spire and entry. EXTERIOR: the tower is in 2 stepped stages, both with steeply pointed turrets and flying buttresses, topped by a high octagonal brick spire. The entrance porch in the lowest stage has 3 high pointed-arched openings and a recessed doorway. The clerestory to the nave has 3 stepped lancet windows to each bay. The north and south aisles have the bays delimited by stepped buttresses; 2 pointed windows in each bay. INTERIOR: nave and chancel continuous. Arcades in 7 bays with slender supporting columns; vaulted timber roof. A blank arcade at the east end and 3 lancet windows. An ornate marble font has a cover in Jacobean style. (BOE: Pevsner N: Radcliffe E: Suffolk: London: 1974-: 145).
Listing NGR: TL8528164677
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