Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1167060
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1167060
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH ROAD
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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Wilbraham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 54563 58600
Details
TL 5458 LITTLE WILBRAHAM CHURCH ROAD (North Side)
17/28 Church of St John the 31.8.1962 Evangelist
II*
Parish church of early C13 chancel, late C13 nave and north aisle and a West Tower inserted into the West bay of the nave. The South wall of the nave, however, is much older, probably C11 or C12 and has a round headed single light window. The church was substantially restored in C19. The principal material is clunch, rendered, with limestone dressings to quoins. Embattled West tower of three stages with restored fenestration and bell chamber openings. The two windows in the South wall of the nave are C19 restorations of late C14 or early C15 work. The late C11 or C12 century window has a splayed sill and moulding of scalloped pattern to the arch. The South wall of the C13 chancel was rebuilt in 1850 and the whole cased in flint. One lancet window with a deep slay, in the North wall, survives. The North aisle has had the roof raised and the fenestration restored in Early English style in C19. Inside: The West tower arch and the two arches to the side walls of the tower are of C13 date. Two centred arches of two chamfered orders, the inner on half octagonal attached shafts. The North arcade is in three bays. Two centred arches of two chamfered orders. There is a squint opening between the North aisle and the chancel and a rood loft staircase opening South of the chancel arch. The nave and North aisle retain some of the original stone corbels carved, which carried the jack posts of the original roof. The font is C15. Octagonal with the traceried panels to the sides, foliate bosses to the soffit and an actagonal stem.
R.C.H.M. Record card Pevsner: Buildings of England, p430
Listing NGR: TL5456358600
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50538
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1970), 430
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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