St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley, Gothic Revival church in Norley, England
Description
St John the Evangelist's Church is a Gothic Revival building in Norley with red sandstone walls, a central tower featuring clock faces, and quatrefoil plate tracery in its nave windows. The structure displays the architectural style favored during the Victorian period.
History
Architect John Loughborough Pearson designed the church in 1879 to replace a small 1833 chapel of ease on land given by Samuel Woodhouse of Norley Hall. The building arose to meet the needs of the growing community during the nineteenth century.
Culture
The church displays stained glass windows created by William Morris from Westminster and an altar designed by F.H. Crossley in the early twentieth century. These artistic works shape the interior character of the building today.
Practical
Entry is through the south porch, which requires climbing eleven steps to reach a double-chamfered arched doorway supported by stone columns. Visitors should expect stairs and can find their way easily inside the building.
Did you know?
The churchyard contains three military graves, including two World War I soldiers at the northeast corner and one World War II soldier on the western side. These graves connect the building to local twentieth-century history.
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