St John's was a new church built in 1906–07 to replace a church of 1800 located on a different site. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley, and cost about £5,000 (equivalent to £560,000 in 2021),[4] providing seating for 380 people. The original intention had been to build a spire on the tower but this never transpired.[3][5]
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The church is constructed in sandstonerubble, and it has a roof of red tiles. Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory on the north side only, a north aisle, a south porch, a tower at the crossing with a north transept and vestry, and a chancel. In the south wall of the nave are three windows of three and two lights under segmental heads containing Perpendiculartracery. To the west of the windows is a porch with a doorway under a pointed arch, and a gable surmounted by a cross finial. To the right of the three windows is a smaller two-light window at a higher level, and a doorway. The windows in the north wall of the aisle have two or three lights under flat heads, and the clerestory windows have two lights with elliptical heads under flat lintels. The tower has buttresses on the north and south sides, and a square stair turret on the south side. Also on the south side, in the middle stage, is a window with a pointed head. In the top stage the bell openings have two lights, and on the summit of the tower is a plain coping. In the south wall of the chancel is a two-light window with a segmental head. The east window has five lights.[2] Its tracery is in a mixture of Perpendicular and Decorated styles.[3]
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
^Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, pp. 143, 246, ISBN978-1-84802-049-8
john, church, ellel, john, church, chapel, lane, ellel, lancashire, england, active, anglican, parish, church, deanery, lancaster, morecambe, archdeaconry, lancaster, diocese, blackburn, church, recorded, national, heritage, list, england, designated, grade, l. St John s Church is in Chapel Lane Ellel Lancashire England It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn 1 The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building 2 The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the appearance of the church as being decidedly monumental 3 St John s Church EllelSt John s Church Ellel from the southwestSt John s Church EllelLocation in the City of Lancaster district53 59 46 N 2 47 08 W 53 9961 N 2 7855 W 53 9961 2 7855OS grid referenceSD 486 558LocationChapel Lane Ellel LancashireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanChurchmanshipCentralWebsiteSt John the Evangelist EllelHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSaint John The EvangelistArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated2 May 1968Architect s Austin and PaleyArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1906Completed1907SpecificationsMaterialsSandstone tiled roofAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseBlackburnArchdeaconryLancasterDeaneryLancaster and MorecambeParishSt John the Evangelist EllelClergyVicar s Rev Craig AbbottLaityReader s Diane OttoChurchwarden s Stephanie Carter Helen Ballard Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 2 1 Exterior 2 2 Interior 3 External features 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editSt John s was a new church built in 1906 07 to replace a church of 1800 located on a different site It was designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley and cost about 5 000 equivalent to 560 000 in 2021 4 providing seating for 380 people The original intention had been to build a spire on the tower but this never transpired 3 5 Architecture editExterior edit The church is constructed in sandstone rubble and it has a roof of red tiles Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory on the north side only a north aisle a south porch a tower at the crossing with a north transept and vestry and a chancel In the south wall of the nave are three windows of three and two lights under segmental heads containing Perpendicular tracery To the west of the windows is a porch with a doorway under a pointed arch and a gable surmounted by a cross finial To the right of the three windows is a smaller two light window at a higher level and a doorway The windows in the north wall of the aisle have two or three lights under flat heads and the clerestory windows have two lights with elliptical heads under flat lintels The tower has buttresses on the north and south sides and a square stair turret on the south side Also on the south side in the middle stage is a window with a pointed head In the top stage the bell openings have two lights and on the summit of the tower is a plain coping In the south wall of the chancel is a two light window with a segmental head The east window has five lights 2 Its tracery is in a mixture of Perpendicular and Decorated styles 3 Interior edit Inside the church is a six bay arcade carried on alternating round and octagonal piers In the chancel is a piscina 2 The stained glass consists of a scheme by Shrigley and Hunt dating from the early 20th century 3 The two manual pipe organ was made by Ainscough of Preston 6 External features editThe churchyard contains the war grave of a Royal Garrison Artillery soldier of World War I 7 See also edit nbsp Lancashire portalListed buildings in Ellel Lancashire List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley 1895 1914 References edit St John The Evangelist Ellel near Galgate Church of England retrieved 3 April 2012 a b c Historic England Church of St John Ellel 1164237 National Heritage List for England retrieved 3 April 2012 a b c d Hartwell Clare Pevsner Nikolaus 2009 1969 Lancashire North The Buildings of England New Haven and London Yale University Press p 284 ISBN 978 0 300 12667 9 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth retrieved 11 June 2022 Brandwood Geoff Austin Tim Hughes John Price James 2012 The Architecture of Sharpe Paley and Austin Swindon English Heritage pp 143 246 ISBN 978 1 84802 049 8 NPOR G01576 National Pipe Organ Register British Institute of Organ Studies retrieved 29 June 2020 CAMPBELL C Commonwealth War Graves Commission retrieved 13 February 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St John 27s Church Ellel amp oldid 1190391925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
