Church of St John
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CARTER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1034282
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CARTER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1034282
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CARTER STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CARTER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandown
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59963 84632
Details
SANDOWN SZ58SE CARTER STREET 1352-0/4/170 Church of St John II Church. 1880-1 by C L Luck in Early English style. Built of coursed rubble with modern pantiled roofs. Nave and chancel in one, 4 bays to nave, 1 bay to chancel, north and south aisles and octagonal shingled spirelet on roof between nave and chancel. West front has tall lancet windows and tall buttresses. 5 double trefoliated windows to clerestorey, separated by stepped buttresses. Aisles have traceried windows, triple lancets in arched surrounds, the central higher and with quatrefoil motifs. South front gabled with cross-shaped saddlestone. Arched doorcase with engaged columns. Spacious interior with large arches supported on circular columns. Octagonal font with trefoil decoration. Elaborate octagonal stone lectern of 1903 with carved figure of saint and marble columns. East wall arcaded with 6 large trefoliated stained glass windows. Wooden louvred reredos. Sedilia and screen to side chapels. Wooden roof of hammerbeam type with crenellated tie beam.
Listing NGR: SZ5996384632
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 310206
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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