Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, JACKSON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135502
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, JACKSON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135502
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, JACKSON LANE
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 THE EVANGELIST, JACKSON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Wentbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 49062 17395
Details
DARRINGTON JACKSON LANE SE41NE Wentbridge 7/21 Church of St. John 11.12.1967 the Evangelist (formerly listed as Church of St. John) - II Church. 1878, by Sir Arthur Blomfield. Rock-faced magnesian limestone, red tile roofs. Small building of cruciform plan, with crossing tower. In C12 northern French style. Short buttressed 3-bay nave; gabled south porch to lst-bay has 2-centred arched outer doorway with set-in shafts which have stiff-leaf capitals (now heavily eroded), and deeply-undercut moulding to the arch with dogtooth decoration, and a hoodmould; above the door, a lozenge carved with the emblem of the Evangelist; small coupled lancets in each side wall. Nave has single and coupled lancets with hoodmoulds. Transepts have tall coupled lancets with quatrefoils above and gable copings with apex crosses. South transept has a 2-centred arched moulded doorway on east side. Short apsidal chancel has a sill band and a single lancet in each side. Crossing tower of one stage has three deeply-recessed lancet belfry louvres in each side, with linked hoodmoulds, steeply-pitched pyramidal roof. Interior has rib-vaulted crossing and apse.
Listing NGR: SE4906217395
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 342483
- 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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