Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1350820
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1350820
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Northington
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 56438 37350
Details
SU 53 NE NORTHINGTON NORTHINGTON
6/6 Church of St John the 5.12.55 Evangelist II*
Parish church, 1887-90 by Sir T G Jackson for Lord Ashburton. Knapped flint with stone dressings, roof old plain tile. On site with considerable fall to E, large-perpendicular church of chancel on crypt with octagonal E end, nave with S porch and N aisle, and tall tower. Chancel has buttresses on corners with pinnacles and battlements, and stone flush-work at floor level. Windows 2-light perpendicular. Nave has 3-light perpendicular windows and gabled porch with battlements on each side and diagonal buttresses. N Aisle has flushwork. Tower is in Somerset style with diagonal buttresses with pin- nacles, battlements, flushwork to top stage, SE corner stair turret to top of 2nd stage, and on each face pairs of large louvred 2-light mullioned and transomed bell openings. Inside rood-stair turret across to stone pulpit. Other fittings contemporary including perpendicular font with suspended cover. Monument to last Henleys 1st and 2nd Earl of Northington 1786. Under tower large monument 1848 by Westmacott Junior to Baring family, below door to vault rendered in stone.
Listing NGR: SP5643737359
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 145176
- 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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