St John the Divine's Church, Morecambe

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St John the Divine's Church, Morecambe

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St John the Divine's Church, Morecambe, Gothic Revival church in Sandylands, Morecambe, England.

The church features sandstone rubble walls with ashlar dressings, a clerestory nave, two aisles, and a crossing tower with perpendicular tracery windows.

Designed by architectural firm Sharpe, Paley and Austin, the church was constructed between 1898 and 1901 at a cost of £7,000, equivalent to £960,000 today.

The interior displays octagonal piers supporting arcades, with gilded angel corbels adorning the chancel roof and an alabaster wall separating the nave.

Located on Draycombe Drive, the church holds regular services including monthly Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m and accommodates up to 600 people.

The church contains an Albert Keates organ from 1901, later reconstructed by Rushworth and Dreaper in 1930, and stained glass windows dating from 1920 to 1994.

Location: Lancaster

Inception: 1901

Architects: Sharpe, Paley and Austin

Architectural style: Gothic Revival

Website: http://sjtd.co.uk

GPS coordinates: 54.05800,-2.88760

Latest update: March 14, 2025 06:13

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