Church Of St John

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

MANCHESTER

SJ89NE ST JOHN'S ROAD, Longsight 698-1/5/739 (West side) 03/10/74 Church of St John

GV II

Church. 1845-46, by J.E.Gregan; altered. Snecked yellow sandstone rubble with gritstone dressings, steeply-pitched slate roofs. Early English style. Nave with south-west steeple, north and south aisles, south porch, north and south transepts, chancel with north vestry. The 3-stage tower, the upper stages successivey set back, has diagonal buttresses and a canted north-west stair turret, cusped lancets to the 1st and 2nd stages, 2-centred arched 2-light belfry windows, and a broach spire with lucarnes on 2 levels. The gabled south porch next to this has a 2-centred arched doorway with shafts and moulded surround (nail-head carving begun on the right-hand side but not continued or completed), a hoodmould with figured stops, and double doors with strap hinges in Celtic style. The 3-bay nave has coupled lancet clerestory windows and a very large 4-light west window with geometrical tracery; the aisles have buttresses and lancet windows; the transepts have triple lancets and quatrefoils above; and the one-bay chancel has a large east window with 3 trefoil lights and geometrical tracery. Gabled vestry attached to east side of north transept, with moulded 2-centred arched doorway, and addition to left linking it to chancel. Interior not inspected. Forms group with St John's CE Primary School (Mitre Road) to east (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SJ8662095599

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/1702 IOE Records taken by John Riley; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr John Riley. Source: Historic England Archive

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