List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
List entry Number: 1139352
Location
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHESTER ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Warrington | Unitary Authority | Walton |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 23-Dec-1983
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 58992
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 58 NE WALTON C.P. CHESTER ROAD (South East
side)
2/53 Church of St John the
Evangelist
GV II*
Church, 1885, Decorated, by Paley and Austin at expense of Sir Gilbert
Greenall. Red snecked sandstone with graded Westmorland green slate
roofs. Cruciform with 3-bay aisleless nave; oak-framed south porch on
6-foot sandstone plinth; massive 4-stage tower (chequer-work in 3rd
stage) with recessed octagonal spire of stone and octagonal north-west
stair-turret; transepts; chancel of 2 bays with south vestry. Windows
have reticulated and panel tracery; the west window and those to north
side of chancel and west side of transepts are square-headed.
Interior. Barrel roof to nave and chancel with boarded lining in
panels, each carrying a stencilled pattern; arch-braced transept
roofs; rib-vaulted crossing; sedilia in south side of chancel; reredos
with carved crucifixion; marble font, oak pulpit on stone base; oak
pews and altar-rail; tiled floors.
The church is the principal building of the Walton Hall estate village
(circa 1850 to 1912 ), built at the expense of the Greenall family,
brewers and distillers, of Warrington.
Listing NGR: SJ5984685254
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National Grid Reference: SJ 59846 85254
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