Church of St John
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121498
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121498
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, CHURCH 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, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shildon
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 22887 26440
Details
NZ 22 NW SHILDON CHURCH STREET (East side, off)
4/73 Church of St. John
II
Parish church. 1833-4 nave by Anthony Salvin; largely rebuilt and extended in 1881-2 by C. Hodgson Fowler who also rebuilt the tower 1891-1900. Dressed sandstone. Welsh slate roofs and green slate tower roof. Disengaged west tower; continuous aisled nave and chancel; north and south porches at west end Early English style with lancets under hoodmoulds.
3-stage west tower, defined by chamfered bands, has set-back buttresses. First stage has roll-moulded, pointed-arched doorway, on paired colonnettes, with 3 lancets above; north return has A.D. 1900 datestone. Second stage has circular clock faces and paired lancets to north return. Belfry has 3 louvred lancets, corbelled parapet and pyramidal roof. Flat, 2-stage stair turret to south return.
4-bay nave and 2-bay chancel. Buttressed aisles have paired lancets, sill string and continuous hoodmould. North aisle has blank east bay with pointed-arched vestry doorway to west. 2 eastern bays of south aisle contain organ chamber and Lady chapel. Roofs have coped gables. Single lancets of 1833 nave flank west tower. Low single-bay porches with monopitch roofs (in re-entrant angles between nave and aisles) have doorways with shouldered lintels under pointed arches. Triple-gabled east end. Projecting chancel has 3 stepped lancets. Sexfoil window in south aisle return. 2-light plate-tracery window to north aisle return.
Plain and plastered interior. Spacious nave and aisles. 4-bay north arcade has chamfered, pointed arches dying into octagonal piers. Similar 6-bay south arcade. Ceiled nave roof with braced tie beams. Aisle roofs have arch-braced tie-beams and collars. Raised sanctuary under depressed pointed arch. Semi-octagonal stone pulpit.
Has townscape value. Buildings attached to east end not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ2288726440
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112189
- 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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