Church of St John

Church of St John, Royal Lane

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1080160
Date first listed:: 08-May-1950
List Entry Name:: Church of St John
Statutory Address:: Church of St John, Royal Lane

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1080160
Date first listed:: 08-May-1950
List Entry Name:: Church of St John
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St John, Royal Lane

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St John, Royal Lane

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Hillingdon (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 06914 82916

Details

804/23/386

HILLINGDON ROYAL LANE (east side) Church of St John 08-MAY-50 II* Parish Church. C13 chancel arch, (only remaining part of earlier chancel) nave and aisles C14, west tower rebuilt in 1629, the building refurbished and transepts and chancel added by Sir G.G Scott 1847-48, north east vestry of 1964 by H Norman Haines.

Cruciform church with aisles, transepts and west tower. Coursed flint with freestone dressings and tiled roofs. Tower of 1629 in four stages with battlements and octagonal wooden cupola with bell and weathervane. Mainly traceried windows.

INTERIOR: C13 chancel arch with stiffleaf capitals on short stalks. Three bay C14 nave and aisles with octagonal piers with capitals and arch mouldings. North aisle roof C15 with main timbers supported by corbels with stone busts.

Many monuments including large brass to Lord Strange 1509, monument with figures to Sir Edward Carr 1657, and splendid reclining figure to Henry Pagett Earl of Uxbridge 1743. C19 marble pulpit.

Building of England "London 3: North West" pp 334-5.

Listing NGR: TQ0691482916

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 202953
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.