St John's Episcopal Church, Ladysmith Road, Eastriggs

Designed under superintendence of Raymond Unwin, but possibly

by Geoffrey Lucas. Dated 1917. Church in Arts and Crafts

tradition, with large squat pyramidal-roofed 3-stage square

tower. Snecked, red bullfaced ashlar; mostly round-headed

openings except aisles, some with deeply splayed reveals;

some slit openings; aisle windows cusped-headed lights in

rectangular panels. Tower at E end of S aisle with openings

to each level and each face (louvred at top); set-off below

eaves at angles; with swept-roofed and louvred dormers; main

roof swept over aisles between tower and gabled porch at W

end (latter reaches to main eaves level):

2 recessed doors below 3-light window in W gable; gabled N

transept; circular window on E gable high above datestone,

both set within tall, narrow, round-arched panel. Slate

roofs.

Interior: aisle arcades semi-circular (brick) arches on

paired circular (red ashlar) columns, latter with flat

cushion capitals; barrel-vaulted roof with some ornamental

plasterwork. Gallery at W over baptistry.