Church Of St John

LOCKERLEY TYTHERLEY ROAD SU 22 NE 3/55 Church of St. John

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Parish church. 1890 by J Colson. Squared grey limestone with brown limestone dressings, plain tile roof. Plan of chancel with outshot, N vestry, nave with transepts and SW tower with porch under, in Dec and Perp style. E end of chancel has tall 3-light Perp window with traceried head, diagonal corner buttresses. On S 1-light cinquefoiled window with quatrefoil in head, central buttress and W 2-light trefoiled window with quatrefoil in head. N wall has similar 1-light window, vestry has E shouldered-arch door and N squareheaded 3-light trefoiled window. S transept has on E side porch with S shouldered- arch door, E cinquefoiled light, quatrefoiled parapet with coat of arms over door to transept. 2-light cinquefoiled window with traceried head, and diagonal buttresses. Nave and transepts have gabled walls with heads carved on kneelers. S trancept has on W tiny C12 lancet. In each bay of nave 2-light cinquefoiled window with quatrefoil in head and buttress between bays. W end has to N clasping buttresses, to S octagonal stair turret and tall 3-light cinquefoiled window with traceried head and quatrefoil in gable. SW tower has clasping buttresses with gabled offsets. 2 order pointed S door and 2-light cinquefoiled W window. To middle stage trefoil on each face, to belfry 2-light trefoiled opening with quatrefoil in head. Corner pilaster to this stage and machiolated parapet. Short octagonal spire with vane. Inside chancel has stained-glass to E windows. Reredos of marble with plaster of Last Supper, Boarded roof with ribs. Chancel arch 2 order off foliated capital on short marble shaft on foliated corbel. Moulded arches starting above springing to transepts. Nave roof of king-post on arch-brace with tracery in spandrels, 2 trusses per bay with braces coming down to head corbels. Stone pulpit and font in perp style. Organ in N transept behind carved screen. Contemporary stalls. In porch old font of cylindrical bowl, and reset C18 monuments : 1701 to Mathew Barlow, 1716 to Amy and George Thomas, also 2 C17 bells.

Listing NGR: SU2984725378