Church of St John the Divine, Railway Street, Chatham - Medway (UA)

Italianate style church of 1820-21 by Sir Robert Smirke, 1863 apse by GM Hills. It reopened in April 2021 having been closed for around 25 years. Grant to carry out emergency works to the roof and interior rotting timber has now been completed, part funded by Historic England and the Church Commissioners. Further works have been carried out to bring the building back into community use, including as a church, but there are still further works to be done.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1268218

Local Planning Authority:

Medway (UA)

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St John the Divine

Street Name:

Railway Street

Locality:

Chatham

Unitary Authority:

Medway (UA)

Parliamentary Constituency:

Rochester and Strood

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Fair

Priority:

F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Previous Priority:

F

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade II*